Petaluma, CA Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- Strike threshold
- 3+ verified violations
- Renewal-denial window
- 12 months before renewal
- Revocation procedure
- Section 24.060(G) process
- Post-revocation bar
- 1 year before reapplying
- Appeal path
- Section 24.090
Summary
Petaluma treats three or more verified violations of its short-term rental section as grounds to deny permit renewal and, on confirmation, to revoke the permit outright, with a one-year bar on reapplying at that address.
b. More than three verified violations of this section; or ... ... J. Revocation of Permit. Upon confirmation of three or more verified violations of this section or other information alleging that a short-term vacation rental has violated or is in violation of any applicable laws, regulations, or other requirements, including, but not limited to, the requirements of this section, the Planning Director or a designee of the Planning Director may commence permit revocation proceedings in accordance with Section 24.060(G). Once a Short-Term Vacation Rental Permit has been revoked, continued use of the Short-Term Vacation Rental at that location is prohibited and subsequent applications may not be filed within one (1) year from the date of revocation.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2931 NCS, passed July 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
110(I)(3) lets the Director deny a Short-Term Vacation Rental Permit renewal if, among other grounds, there have been "More than three verified violations of this section" in the 12 months prior to the renewal application, alongside failure to remit transient occupancy taxes, false information in an application, or a notified health or safety violation. 090. 110(L), which references Chapter 26 (Enforcement) and Petaluma Municipal Code Title 1 for remedies beyond the permit process itself. This provision is current through Implementing Zoning Ordinance 2907, adopted September 8, 2025.
Violations & Fines
Three or more verified violations of Section 7.110 in a 12-month period support renewal denial under Section 7.110(I)(3)(b); at any point, that same three-violation threshold lets the Planning Director commence revocation proceedings under Section 7.110(J) using the Minor Conditional Use Permit revocation procedure in Section 24.060(G), after which the location is barred from a new Short-Term Vacation Rental Permit for one year.
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Sources & Official References
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