South Gate Ordinance No. 2021-01-CC permits short-term rentals of single-family residences on a temporary basis but does not impose a numeric annual cap on the total number of nights a property may be rented short-term. Publicly indexed summaries of the ordinance describe operational standards (license, TOT, insurance) without a per-year night limit comparable to Los Angeles's 120-night home-sharing cap.
Unlike the City of Los Angeles (LAMC §12.22 A.32, home-sharing capped at 120 nights/year absent an Extended Home-Sharing permit), South Gate's STR framework under Ord. 2021-01-CC does not publish a numeric night cap. The ordinance instead conditions STR use on the property being a single-family residence used 'on a temporary basis' and on the operator obtaining a business license, TOT certificate, and liability insurance. Practical enforcement comes from (a) the TOT-reporting obligation (which surfaces high-volume operators to the Finance Department), (b) Chapter 7.42 loud-gathering rules that constrain party-style use, and (c) any condition or use-permit restrictions imposed at issuance. Hosts should verify with Community Development whether the current ordinance or any implementing administrative regulation imposes a per-host or per-property night cap before listing year-round availability.
Because no numeric cap is published, the primary enforcement triggers are operating without the required business license, TOT certificate, or insurance (Ord. 2021-01-CC; SGMC Ch. 2.08), and creating recurring nuisances under SGMC Ch. 7.42 (Loud and Unruly Gatherings) or SGMC Ch. 7.44 (Noise).
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