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

Jurisdictions that cap unhosted STRs at a set number of nights per year (commonly 90 or 180) do so through an STR ordinance. Glenn County has none, so there is no annual night cap, no per-booking minimum or maximum stay, and no rented-day ceiling for vacation rentals in the unincorporated county. The code's only durational reference relevant to lodging is the concept of 'transient occupancy,' which appears in the Title 15 definition of a bed-and-breakfast establishment (a single-family dwelling with no more than four guestrooms used, let, or hired out for transient occupancy). 'Transient' in California lodging contexts generally refers to stays under 30 days, which is the line that distinguishes short-term lodging from a residential tenancy. Because Glenn County levies no transient occupancy tax, even that 30-day line carries no county tax consequence here, though it remains the conventional boundary between a short-term stay and a longer-term rental for landlord-tenant purposes. Without any night cap, the practical limits on how often a property is rented are the zoning classification of the use and any conditions on a bed-and-breakfast conditional use permit. Operators should confirm use classification with Planning & Community Development Services.