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Welcome to Vacation Rentals
The Department of Special Program Compliance is responsible for administering the Rules and Regulations adopted by the Council for Vacation Rentals within the City of Palm Springs.
The City Council adopted Ordinance 2075 on November 28, 2022. Ordinance 2075 amended and restated the City's adopted Vacation Rental Ordinance. The Ordinance confirms:
- Vacation Rentals and Homesharing are only allowed as ancillary and secondary uses of residential property in the City.
- Establishes a regulatory program for Vacation Rental and Homesharing lodging to minimize adverse effects of vacation rental uses on surrounding residential neighborhoods.
- Limits Vacation Rental and Homesharing lodging to single-family dwelling units and prohibits Vacation Rental and Homesharing lodging in apartments.
- Provides a permitting process and imposes operational requirements.
- Confirms vacation rental registration certificate is a privilege; not a right.
**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
Ordinance 2075 introduce and established Vacation Rental Certificate caps of 20% based on Organized Neighborhood total residential dwelling units. For information relating to Vacation Rental neighborhood percentage caps, which includes a Vacation Rental table and online web map, please CLICK HERE
**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
Vacation Rental Certificate processing has moved to an online format provided by our vendor GovOS. Find more information by visiting our Vacation Rental Certificate Online Application webpage