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

Yuba County (the unincorporated foothill and valley areas outside the cities of Marysville and Wheatland) has not adopted a standalone short-term rental ordinance. The county's Development Code Chapter 11.32, 'Standards for Specific Uses,' lists uses such as campgrounds, caretaker residences, family day care, and home occupations, but does not contain a 'short-term rental' or 'vacation rental' use category. As a result, an STR is treated under the existing zoning of the parcel and under the county's Transient Occupancy Tax rules in Code Chapter 5.30. The principal mandatory step for an unincorporated host is registering with the Yuba County Treasurer-Tax Collector to collect TOT; the county provides a Registration Application form (revised May 2024) for that purpose. The county does not require a general business license for most businesses, so there is typically no separate business-license permit to obtain. Because there is no STR-specific permit, owners near recreation destinations like Bullards Bar Reservoir and Collins Lake should confirm directly with the Planning Department that their parcel's zoning allows transient lodging, and check any applicable septic, access, and parcel-specific conditions before advertising.