Rialto's municipal code does not contain a short-term rental ordinance and therefore does not distinguish between primary-residence (hosted) STRs and non-owner-occupied (whole-home, investor) STRs. Because Title 18 zoning does not list STRs as a permitted use at all, there is no primary-residence exception that legalizes any class of operator.
California cities that allow STRs commonly cap or restrict non-owner-occupied operations: examples include San Diego's Tier 4 cap, Santa Monica's hosted-only rule, and Los Angeles's primary-residence Home Sharing Ordinance. Rialto has adopted no comparable framework. Title 18 (Zoning) governs residential land uses through Chapter 18.06 and does not enumerate 'short-term rental,' 'vacation rental,' or 'transient lodging' as a permitted, conditional, or accessory use in residential zones. Because Title 18 follows a permissive scheme, the absence of an STR use category means STRs are not authorized regardless of whether the host lives on site. Whole-home rentals operated by absentee investors face the same baseline zoning prohibition as hosted rentals where the owner remains in residence. Operators in either configuration must still hold a Ch. 5.04 business license and remit TOT under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §7280. Property owners considering converting a primary residence to occasional STR use should contact the Rialto Planning Division before listing.
Both owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied STR operations may be cited as zoning violations under Title 1 administrative enforcement when conducted in residential districts not authorized under Title 18. Failure to obtain a business license violates Ch. 5.04.
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