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

Article 61 does not impose a maximum number of rental nights per year. The relevant limits are different. First, each occupancy is capped at length: Section 10-6.6102 defines a vacation rental as renting for not more than 29 consecutive days, and Section 10-6.6109(B)(5) makes the maximum rental period for each occupancy 29 consecutive days, distinguishing it from a longer-term tenancy. Second, the County controls saturation through a density cap rather than a night cap. Under Section 10-6.6104(D), in the Dunsmuir/Mount Shasta and Weed/Lake Shastina areas, a permit may issue only if less than five percent of the total available properties in that area currently hold a VR Activity Permit. The January 2024 staff report's policy matrix shows this 5% cap applies to those South County regions, while McCloud has no percentage cap, and vacancy-rate caps are to be reviewed every five years. Third, three areas (McCloud, Dunsmuir/Mount Shasta, Weed/Lake Shastina) require a minimum parcel size of 2.5 acres under Section 10-6.6104(C). These are the unincorporated county's limits; cities in the county set their own.