Menifee does NOT impose a primary-residence-only restriction on short-term rentals. The Title 9 Development Code (§9.300.200 STR definition) treats STR as a permitted residential use without distinguishing owner-occupied from non-owner-occupied operations. The only category-wide restriction is Chapter 9.296, which prohibits STR on SB 9 urban-lot-split and two-unit developments.
A review of the Menifee Municipal Code (American Legal Publishing) and the Menifee Development Code (Title 9, EncodePlus-hosted, adopted Dec 18, 2019) shows no provision conditioning STR operation on the property being the operator's primary or principal residence. Many California cities (Santa Monica, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego coastal zone) impose primary-residence requirements; Menifee has not adopted this regulatory model. The single locational prohibition is in Chapter 9.296 Urban Lot Split & Two-Unit Development, which implements SB 9 (Gov. Code §65852.21 and §66411.7): units created under SB 9 'shall be rented or leased for a term equal to or longer than 30 days' and the owner must record a deed restriction prohibiting rental under 30 days. State law also requires owner-occupancy for one of the two units on an SB 9 lot for at least 3 years (Gov. Code §66411.7(g)). HOA CC&Rs may add primary-residence requirements independent of City law.
There is no City primary-residence violation to cite. Violation of Chapter 9.296 (operating any STR on an SB 9 lot) triggers code enforcement, deed-restriction breach litigation, and potential reversal of the SB 9 approval.
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