Alpine County, CA Short-Term Rentals: Registration Rules (2026)

Section 18.73.120 of the Alpine County Code lists the registration contents the owner must file: the business name, the maximum occupancy permitted for the dwelling, the property address and assessor parcel number (a separate application for each unit on a parcel), the owner's full name, mailing address, email, and phone, and, if a management company or person handles the rental, that contact's name, phone, mailing address, and email. Registration is completed through the County's Iworq online permitting portal, and applicants also submit a business license and a transient occupancy tax registration form. Under Section 18.73.060, once a license is approved the Community Development staff mail a notice to every property owner within three hundred feet (per the latest equalized assessment roll) listing the owner and rental-agent contacts, the rental's street address, a description of the use, the 24/7 emergency contact, and the maximum occupancy; this neighbor-notice step does not apply within the Kirkwood Specific Plan or Bear Valley Master Plan areas. Section 18.73.160 sets the license term as July 1 through June 30, prorated for mid-year applications. Section 18.73.190 makes renewal automatic upon payment of the renewal fee and submission of all required TOT remittance documents, but renewal applications must be submitted by July 1 and completed within 30 days or the license expires and a new application is required.