Unincorporated San Bernardino County does not require an STR operator to occupy the property during guest stays. Most desert and mountain rentals are non-hosted whole-home stays operated by remote owners.
The unincorporated SBC short-term rental program permits non-hosted whole-home rentals across desert and mountain communities like Joshua Tree, Pioneertown, Wonder Valley, and Lake Arrowhead. Owners need not live onsite during guest stays. However, every permitted STR must designate a local contact reachable within sixty minutes to respond to noise, parking, or trash complaints. Contrast this with Big Bear Lake (incorporated) and Yucca Valley, which impose stricter local-contact response windows. Hosted-only restrictions appearing in some California cities are absent here.
Operating without a designated 24/7 local contact, or failure of the contact to respond within sixty minutes, can trigger citations and permit suspension under the SBC Land Use Code.
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