Short-term rental permit rules in Pico Rivera, CA — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Pico Rivera has no short-term rental permit because it has no STR ordinance. Zoning lists no vacation-rental use, and any use not specifically permitted in a zone is expressly prohibited, so residential STRs are effectively banned.
The Pico Rivera Municipal Code does not create a short-term rental (STR) permit. The Zoning Code lists no "short-term rental," "vacation rental," or "home-sharing" use classification. The only lodging use recognized is "Hotels and Motels," which is defined as overnight accommodation to transient patrons for periods of less than thirty consecutive days and is allowed only by Conditional Use Permit in the C-G commercial zone, not in any residential zone. The zoning use tables state that uses of land not specifically permitted are hereby expressly prohibited, so operating an STR in a home has no permit path. There is no application, no fee schedule, and no license category for STRs.
Operating an unpermitted STR is treated as an unpermitted land use / zoning violation subject to code enforcement, abatement, and citation under the Municipal Code.
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