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

Because Glenn County has not adopted a short-term-rental ordinance, it operates no STR registration or licensing program for unincorporated areas — there is no registry, no STR certificate, and no renewal cycle. The county also does not impose a transient occupancy tax, so there is no TOT registration certificate to obtain (unlike most California counties, which require lodging operators to register with the tax collector). What does apply is general: businesses transacting in the unincorporated county that use a name other than the owner's surname must file a Fictitious Business Name statement with the Glenn County Clerk-Recorder, and any lodging-style use must be properly classified under the Title 15 Unified Development Code. The closest defined lodging use, the bed-and-breakfast establishment (single-family dwelling with no more than four guestrooms for transient occupancy), is governed by the Special Use Standards in Chapter 15.760 and typically secured through a conditional use permit rather than a registration. Operators should contact Planning & Community Development Services to confirm whether their specific use needs a use permit, and the Clerk-Recorder for any fictitious-name filing.