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Short-term rentals in Siskiyou County

Siskiyou County'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 Siskiyou County Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Siskiyou County's code says

Siskiyou County code What Siskiyou County's code adds
Allowed
  • Allowed with a VR Activity Permit, only in listed zones and under the county standards.
    Applies: Listed unincorporated zones; mapped McCloud, Dunsmuir/Mount Shasta and Weed/Lake Shastina areas need 2.5+ acres; the last 2 allow permits on under 5% of properties.
    § 10.6.6104 · code text
    The property is located in one of the following zoning districts: Res-1, Res-2, Res-3, Res-4, C-R, C-U, C-C, C-H, R-R, AG-1, or AG-2.
Cap on rentals
  • A permit is possible only while under 5% of properties in the area hold a VR Activity Permit.
    Applies: Dunsmuir/Mount Shasta and Weed/Lake Shastina areas.
    § 10.6.6104 · code text
    that less than five percent (5%) of the total available properties in those respective areas have a current VR Activity Permit.
Permit or registration
  • A VR Activity Permit.
    Applies: Vacation rentals in unincorporated Siskiyou County.
    § 10.6.6103 · code text
    It is unlawful for any person, including any property owner, to establish, advertise or operate a vacation rental in the unincorporated area of the County without first obtaining a VR Activity Permit.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I rent out my home short-term in Siskiyou County?

Siskiyou County's code: Allowed with a VR Activity Permit, only in listed zones and under the county standards. (Listed unincorporated zones; mapped McCloud, Dunsmuir/Mount Shasta and Weed/Lake Shastina areas need 2.5+ acres; the last 2 allow permits on under 5% of properties.) (§ 10.6.6104); A permit is possible only while under 5% of properties in the area hold a VR Activity Permit. (Dunsmuir/Mount Shasta and Weed/Lake Shastina areas.) (§ 10.6.6104).

General information, not legal advice.

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