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Short-term rental rules in Grass Valley, CA
How Grass Valley regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- discretionary Minor Use Permit required for whole-home vacation rentals
- no whole-home short-term rental by-right in any residential zone
- per-parcel limit of one short-term rental
- short-term rentals prohibited in ADUs / second units
Based on: Grass Valley Development Code (Title 17) §17.44.205 (Short Term Rentals) + Article 2 zoning use tables; STR regime
Summary of the rule
Zoning use tables classify 'Lodging: Vacation rental home' as 'MUP' (Minor Use Permit Required) / 'UP' (Use Permit Required) depending on zone, referencing standards §17.44.205 B and C — i.e., whole-home STR is NOT a permitted (P) by-right use in any residential zone. 'Lodging: Hosted short term rental units' is 'P' (permitted) or 'MUP' by zone.
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Last reviewed Sep 17, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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