Short-term rental permit rules in Anza, CA — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Riverside County Ordinance No. 927 requires STR Certificates for unincorporated areas. Application fee $740, annual renewal $540. Wine Country and Idyllwild have caps and lottery systems. Responsible operator must respond within 60 minutes.
Ordinance No. 927 (as amended by 927.1 and 927.2) requires all short-term rental operators in unincorporated Riverside County to obtain an STR Certificate from the Planning Department. Application fee: $740; annual renewal: $540. A responsible operator must be designated who responds within 60 minutes to complaints. Guests must be at least 25 years old. Wine Country has a 20% neighborhood cap with maximum allotments per district. Idyllwild-Pine Cove is limited to 500 total STR certificates. No owner may hold more than 2 certificates simultaneously in Wine Country. A lottery system governs new certificate issuance in capped areas.
Operating without certificate: $1,500 first offense, up to $5,000 repeat. 3 violations in 6 months or 5 in certificate period: denial of renewal.
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