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Short-term rentals in Murrieta

Murrieta's own rules on short-term rentals, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Murrieta Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Murrieta's code says

Murrieta code What Murrieta's code adds
Allowed
  • Limited. Non-hosted rentals only in RR, ER-1 and ER-2 zones, within the citywide cap.
    Applies: In ER-1 and ER-2, not within 300 feet of another non-hosted rental.
    § 16.44.260 · code text
    Non-hosted short-term rental vacation rental units shall be permitted in the following zoning designations: RR, ER-1, and ER-2, subject to compliance with the below criteria:
  • Limited. Hosted rentals only in RR, ER-1, ER-2, ER-3, SF-1, SF-2, MF-1, MF-2 and MF-3 zones.
    Applies: Within the citywide cap. Not allowed in other zones, or in ADUs, JADUs, garages, tents or RVs.
    § 16.44.260 · code text
    Hosted rental units are prohibited in all other zones within the city limits.
Cap on rentals
  • No more than 300 short-term vacation rentals may operate in the city.
    Applies: Citywide maximum.
    § 16.44.260 · code text
    the maximum number of STVR units that may operate in the city is three hundred (300).
Permit or registration
  • Yes. A short-term vacation rental permit from the city is required.
    § 5.27.030 · code text
    No person shall rent, offer to rent, or advertise for rent a single-family residential dwelling or condominium as a short-term vacation rental to any person without a valid short-term vacation rental permit issued by the city pursuant to and in the manner provided for by this chapter.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I rent out my home short-term in Murrieta?

Murrieta's code: Limited. Non-hosted rentals only in RR, ER-1 and ER-2 zones, within the citywide cap. (In ER-1 and ER-2, not within 300 feet of another non-hosted rental.) (§ 16.44.260); Limited. Hosted rentals only in RR, ER-1, ER-2, ER-3, SF-1, SF-2, MF-1, MF-2 and MF-3 zones. (Within the citywide cap. Not allowed in other zones, or in ADUs, JADUs, garages, tents or RVs.) (§ 16.44.260).

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