Short-term rental permit rules in Yakima County, WA — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Washington has no statewide STR preemption. In the City of Yakima, short-term rentals need a business license and, in most zones, land-use review; owner-occupied rentals of five or fewer rooms are exempt from that review.
Short-term rentals are regulated locally. The City of Yakima requires every rental operator to hold a City business license and, in most residential and commercial zones, to obtain land-use approval (Type 1 in the CBD, Type 3 elsewhere). If the owner lives in the home and rents rooms in a residential zone, it is an outright permitted use with no land-use review, capped at five lodging units. Unincorporated Yakima County regulates STRs through its own zoning code; hosts should confirm requirements with County Planning.
Operating without the required business license or land-use approval can bring code-compliance action, daily fines, and denial or revocation of the permit.
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