Short-term rental permit rules in Plumas County, CA — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Unincorporated Plumas County has no dedicated short-term rental or vacation rental permit. Whole-home STRs are not a defined zoning use; operators instead register for Transient Occupancy Tax under Ordinance No. 544. Bed and breakfast inns are the only transient-lodging use spelled out for residential zones.
Plumas County does not run a stand-alone short-term rental (STR) or vacation rental permit program for unincorporated areas such as Lake Almanor, Graeagle, and Bucks Lake. The County's Title 9 Zoning Ordinance, comprehensively amended in 2024, lists no 'short-term rental,' 'vacation rental,' or 'transient rental' use in any residential, rural, or recreation zone. The closest defined transient-lodging use in residential zones is a 'bed and breakfast inn' (Sec. 9-2.213.5), which requires the owner or manager to reside on the property, caps guest rooms at five, and serves meals to guests only. Commercial and recreation zones permit 'lodging facilities,' 'resorts,' and 'rooming facilities,' some by special use permit. Because there is no STR-specific permit, the operative County obligation for someone renting a home for 30 days or less is to register with the Treasurer-Tax Collector and collect Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) under Uniform TOT Ordinance No. 544. Anyone whose plans go beyond a standard dwelling use (for example, a B&B inn or a planned development) may need a discretionary zoning permit. Always confirm current requirements with the Plumas County Planning Department and Treasurer-Tax Collector before operating.
Operating lodging without a TOT registration certificate exposes the operator to back taxes plus a 10% delinquency penalty; uses not authorized by the parcel's zoning can trigger code-enforcement action.
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