Tulare imposes no annual cap on the number of nights a property may be rented short-term. Neither the Tulare Municipal Code nor any California state statute caps STR nights; the Tulare County draft ordinance that would have considered tighter limits was rejected 3-2 in February 2025. Hosts may rent year-round subject only to zoning use (Title 10), the general business license (Title 5), nuisance (§ 7.28.030), noise (Chapter 6.40), and any state TOT registration requirement once stays cross the 30-day transient threshold.
California has not adopted any statewide night cap on short-term rentals, and the City of Tulare has not adopted any STR-specific limit. By contrast, several other California jurisdictions cap un-hosted (whole-home) STRs at 90 nights/year (San Francisco), 120 nights/year (Santa Monica for hosted-only), or 30 nights/year for non-primary residences (Truckee). Tulare County's draft STR ordinance, voted down 3-2 in July 2024 and again rejected after revisions in February 2025, did not impose a fixed annual night cap — the Board concluded that existing nuisance, noise, and TOT enforcement mechanisms were sufficient. As a practical matter, this means a Tulare host may operate 365 nights a year, but must still comply with: (1) Title 10 Zoning (residential vs. commercial use distinction), (2) Title 5 Business License, (3) Tulare County TOT remittance for stays ≤30 days (currently 10% in unincorporated areas — confirm city-level rate), and (4) the city's general nuisance ordinance at § 7.28.030, which can be used to abate problem properties regardless of how many nights are rented.
No direct night-cap enforcement; an unmanaged STR can still be cited under § 7.28.030 (nuisance) or Title 6.40 (noise) for behavior occurring during stays, with civil and administrative penalties.
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