Long Beach STR Ordinance limits un-hosted whole-home short-term rentals to a host's bona fide primary residence under LBMC Title 5 Chapter 5.65, with non-primary STRs barred citywide outside narrow legacy exceptions.
Under LBMC 5.65, a host may register only their primary residence for un-hosted STR use, defined as a dwelling occupied by the host at least nine months of the year. Investor-owned, non-primary properties cannot operate as un-hosted STRs in most of the city. Hosts must submit utility bills, voter registration, or California ID matching the address to prove primary residency, and the city audits documents annually. Some legacy non-primary registrations granted before adoption may continue under grandfathering, but new entrants are limited to a single primary-residence registration per host per address.
Operating an un-hosted STR at a non-primary address may trigger registration revocation, daily administrative fines, and loss of platform listings under LBMC 5.65 enforcement provisions.
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