Siskiyou County, CA Short-Term Rentals: Permit Requirements (2026)

In 2024 the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance 24-04, repealing the old use-permit subsection (10-6.1502(h)) and adding Article 61 (Sections 10-6.6101 through 10-6.611) to govern vacation rentals in the unincorporated county. Section 10-6.6102 defines a vacation rental as a single or two-family dwelling rented for periods of not more than 29 consecutive days to transient occupants, and a VR Activity Permit as the permit authorizing that operation. Section 10-6.6103 makes it unlawful to establish, advertise, or operate a vacation rental without first obtaining the permit. To qualify under Section 10-6.6104, the property must lie in an eligible zoning district (Res-1 through Res-4, C-R, C-U, C-C, C-H, R-R, AG-1, or AG-2), must not be an ADU, shipping container, yurt, teepee, treehouse, van, or RV, and must pass Building Division and Environmental Health Division inspections. In the McCloud, Dunsmuir/Mount Shasta, and Weed/Lake Shastina areas the parcel must be at least 2.5 acres. The Planning Director reviews most applications ministerially (Section 10-6.6106), but applications drawing opposition letters from 50% of noticed neighbors go to a Board of Supervisors hearing.