Gardena Municipal Code Chapter 5.76 does not impose an annual cap on the number of nights a home may be shared. Instead it controls short-term rentals through host-present, primary-residence rules, a 30-day maximum stay, and a citywide cap of 100 permits per five-year period.
Gardena Municipal Code Chapter 5.76 does not set an explicit annual limit on how many nights a permitted host may rent bedrooms. Rather than a per-property night cap, the city limits activity structurally: home sharing is allowed only in the host's primary residence, occupied at least 183 nights per year; the host must live on site throughout every stay; only bedrooms may be rented; and each stay must be 30 consecutive days or less. The citywide volume is capped by limiting Home-Sharing Permits to 100 per five-year period. No verified primary source shows a fixed annual night or day limit in Chapter 5.76.
There is no separate night-cap penalty, but renting for more than 30 consecutive days falls outside the home-sharing definition, and losing primary-residence status voids permit eligibility.
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