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

080 rations short-term vacation rental permits by neighborhood rather than by nights of use. 080(C)(1)(a) limiting each Pierpont lane to 10 percent of its dwelling units, rounded down, while guaranteeing at least one rental per lane; Area 3-B, Harbor/Keys, capped at 35; Area 4, Midtown, capped at 35; and Area 5, Eastside, capped at 45. Every area allows an unlimited number of homestay permits, because a homestay keeps the owner living on site. 090 requires the permit administrator to maintain a waiting list; an applicant must apply within 30 calendar days of being notified that a permit is available or be removed from the list, and placement on the list creates no property right or contractual claim against the city.

085 phases down existing over-cap rentals: an owner holding more than two permits citywide, or more than one in Pierpont, keeps only the newest two (one in Pierpont) once five years pass from the ordinance's effective date, unless the owner picks otherwise within 30 days of notice.