San Luis Obispo County, CA Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Sec. 510(b)(xvi) is the enforcement backbone for the Adelaida/Willow Creek vacation-rental standards. 74 (Enforcement) of the County Land Use Ordinance. Beyond fines, the Section lists specific violations that will cause the county to process a Zoning Clearance revocation: failing to notify staff when the local contact person or their information changes; violating the tenancy standards; violating the maximum occupancy, parking or noise requirements; County staff or Sheriff's Dispatch being unable to reach a contact person; and the contact person or owner failing to respond to a complaint.

On top of those individual triggers, the Section adds a cumulative rule: three verified violations of the subsection, as determined by a County Planning and Building staff person, within any consecutive six-month period, are also grounds for revocation of the Zoning Clearance, and signed affidavits from community members can be used to verify those violations. A revocation follows the same procedure used for ordinary land use permit revocation under Sec. 160 of the County Land Use Ordinance. The definition of "advertise" is broad enough to capture the underlying conduct too: any print, signage, or internet posting intended to induce a violating use of the property counts.