Short-term rental permit rules in Sutter, CA — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Sutter County has no short-term rental permit, license, or zoning ordinance for unincorporated areas. The only county requirement is registering the property with the county for the 10% Hotel/Motel Surcharge within 30 days of commencing business.
The Sutter County Code of Ordinances (codified through Ord. 1731, April 29, 2025) contains no chapter regulating short-term or vacation rentals as a land use, and the Zoning Code definitions in Sec. 1500-27-020 include no 'short-term rental,' 'vacation rental,' or 'bed and breakfast' use classification. The county's only regulation touching transient lodging is Chapter 150 of the Revenue and Tax title (Hotel/Motel Surcharge), a voter-approved measure (Nov. 7, 2000; Ord. 1311, 2001). Its definition of 'hotel/motel' in Sec. 150-010 is broad enough to capture typical Airbnb/VRBO operations: any structure in the unincorporated area occupied by transients for 30 days or less, expressly including bed and breakfast inns, tourist homes, lodging houses, and rooming houses. Under Sec. 150-060, each operator must register with the county within 30 days after commencing business and post a Hotel/Motel Registration Certificate in a conspicuous place on the premises.
Willful violation of any provision of Chapter 150, including the registration requirement, is a misdemeanor or infraction under Sec. 150-130, and the county retains all legal, equitable, and summary remedies.
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