Madera County, CA Short-Term Rentals: Night Caps (2026)

An annual night cap limits how many nights per year a property may be used as a short-term rental, and some jurisdictions use it to curb intensive whole-home rental use. Madera County's published materials do not include such a cap. The tax-registration framework simply requires operators to collect and remit the 9% TOT and 2.5% TBID on every qualifying stay of 30 days or less; it does not limit the number of nights rented. The proposed Short-Term Vacation Rental Ordinance was described in County materials and Planning Commission coverage in terms of a non-transferable permit and operational standards for occupancy, parking, noise, trash and fire safety - none of the public descriptions mentioned an annual night cap or a limit on the number of bookings. Because the ordinance was still in draft as of mid-2026, the County could add concentration or frequency limits before adoption, particularly for high-demand areas near Bass Lake; however, no night cap had been published. Operators should confirm with the Planning Division whether the adopted ordinance includes any annual rental-night or booking limits. We do not list a specific cap here because none appears in an adopted or publicly described Madera County rule.