Short-Term Rentals

A short-term rental (STR) is a residential property, dwelling unit, or portion of a dwelling rented to guests for temporary lodging for less than 30 consecutive days. This can include renting an entire home, a condominium, or individual rooms within a dwelling. Short-term rentals are often facilitated through online platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO or directly by property owners and are typically used for vacation stays, business travel, visiting family, or other short-term accommodations. The City of Claremont has had a long-standing prohibition on any rentals of fewer than 30 days, however, the regulation of STR’s has been an objective of the Claremont City Council since 2019.

After months of review and input from the Claremont City Council, Claremont Planning Commission, and community members, the Short-Term Rental Ordinance was drafted by staff. At its February 4, 2025 meeting, the Planning Commission voted 5-1 (Chair Emerson recused himself due to a conflict of interest) to recommend the City Council adopt the proposed Short-Term Rental Ordinance. At its April 22, 2025 meeting, the City Council voted 4-1 (Councilmember Leano voted against) to place an ordinance on first reading allowing and regulating a permitted, hosted, homesharing, short-term rental one-year pilot program, and continuing the prohibition on all other types of short-term rentals in the City. The ordinance also establishes a cap on the number of short-term rentals at 100, which shall be divided equally among the five City Council districts (20 per district).

This Ordinance would be a new chapter in the City’s Zoning Code and would impose requirements on operators of short-term rentals.

City Council Public Hearing - April 22, 2025

Introduction of an Ordinance Regulating Short-Term Rentals and Codifying Related Terms and Provisions in Title 16 of the Claremont Municipal Code (Funding Source: General Fund).

On a super-majority vote (4-1), placed an ordinance on first reading allowing and regulating a permitted, hosted, homesharing, short-term rental one-year pilot program, and continuing the prohibition on all other types of short-term rentals in the City. The ordinance also establishes a cap on the number of short-term rentals at 100, which shall be divided equally among the five City Council districts (20 per district). (AYES – 4, NOES – 1, Councilmember Leano voted against)

Short-Term-Rentals-City-Council-Staff-Report-April-22-2025.pdf(PDF, 55MB)

STR-Ordinance-CC-4-22-Public-Hearing-Notice.pdf(PDF, 129KB)

Planning Commission Public Hearing - February 4, 2025

The Planning Commission held an advisory review on February 4, 2025, of the amendment to the Claremont Zoning Code pertaining to Short-Term Rentals. The Planning Commission voted to approve a Resolution recommending adoption of the Ordinance by City Council (AYES – 5; NO – 1; ABSENT – 1).

Notice-2-4-25-Short-Term-rentals.pdf(PDF, 79KB)

2-4-25-Planning-Commission-Agenda-Packet.pdf(PDF, 1MB)