Chino has no STR registration, TOT certificate, or business license program because short-term rentals are banned outright by Title 20 zoning (CMC §20.24.020 defines STRs as <31-day residential rentals; no zoning district permits the use). Hosts cannot 'register and comply' — the only compliance path is not to operate. By contrast, neighboring jurisdictions (e.g., unincorporated San Bernardino County, City of Big Bear Lake) require registration; Chino does not. Hosts who previously held a city business license tied to vacation-rental activity have had those classifications closed.
Hosts sometimes attempt to register under an unrelated business-license category (e.g., 'rental of real estate') to legitimize STR activity. This does not cure a zoning violation: a business license cannot authorize a use that the Zoning Code prohibits. Platform-side, Airbnb's California 'Responsible Hosting' page identifies Chino as a city where STRs are not permitted. Hosts remitting TOT or sales tax voluntarily do not gain legal status; the underlying use is still unlawful.
Operating an unregistered (and unregisterable) STR: administrative citation up to $1,000/day; potential recordation of a notice of nuisance. Misrepresenting the use on a business license application is independently actionable.
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