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

Section 17.88.230 sets out what each application must contain. Vacation rental applications must include a site plan identifying structures, on-site parking, trash receptacles and vehicular access; a floor plan attesting to the number of bedrooms (need not be professionally drawn but must be reasonably accurate); and the name, address, phone number and email of the property owner and a designated local contact person. The local contact must be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week whenever the rental is occupied, and must respond physically to the property within 60 minutes of a call. Hosted homestay applicants similarly keep current owner contact information on file and may be required to submit a site plan and floor plan. No application is approved until all fees, the application form and related information are received by Resource Management. Once operating, all advertising for any short-term rental must include the affidavit or zoning permit number assigned by the County, the number of County-approved bedrooms, the maximum occupancy, and the transient occupancy tax number. House policies must be included in every rental agreement, and for vacation rentals the owner and local contact information must be posted conspicuously inside the unit.