Orange, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

030 before anyone may operate a short term rental business, defined as renting a dwelling or accessory structure for fewer than 30 consecutive days. The permit does not constitute a vested right, does not run with the land, and is personal to the owner named on the application; it expires one year from issuance and must be renewed annually. 040 lists the required application contents: owner name, address and phone; a diagram showing the rental structure and required parking; a City Attorney-approved indemnification agreement; a completed business license application; a completed Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax registration form; and proof of liability insurance.

060(A) limits ownership to an individual or personal trust, barring corporations, LLCs, or business trusts, and caps any one individual or trust at two permits. Subsection (B) caps the citywide total number of active permits by City Council resolution, issued first-come-first-served with Council-set priority; a business that stops operating must file a Business License Closing form within 30 days. 030 and imposes a 300-foot distance separation from any other permitted short term rental measured by linear block frontage, with exemptions for pre-existing rentals continuously permitted since the ordinance and for owner-occupied room or accessory-structure rentals.