Chico has not adopted an annual night cap (e.g., 90-night or 120-night ceiling) on short-term rentals in its municipal code. STRs operate under CMC Title 19 zoning and CMC Title 5 business-license rules without a hosted-vs-unhosted day limit. California does not preempt cities from adopting night caps, but Chico has not exercised that authority to date.
Cities like San Francisco (90-night cap for un-hosted rentals) and Los Angeles (120-night Home-Sharing cap) limit how many nights a unit may be rented as an STR per year, but Chico's municipal code does not include such a cap. Cal. Gov. Code §65852.2 (ADUs) is silent on STR night limits, and the Coastal Act limits coastal communities only — Chico is inland in Butte County and not subject to Coastal Commission STR policy. The City's regulatory hooks are CMC Title 5 (business license/TOT) and CMC Title 19 (land use). Hosts should verify whether the zoning district for their property allows STR as a permitted, conditionally permitted, or prohibited use; an outright zoning prohibition is effectively a 100% night cap, but a partial day-limit has not been published in Chico code. HOA CC&Rs in master-planned subdivisions (e.g., Canyon Oaks, California Park) may impose private night caps independent of the city.
No local night-cap citation, but operating in a zoning district where STR is prohibited under CMC Title 19 is a zoning violation enforceable by Community Development through CMC Title 1 general penalties (and potentially abatement).
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