SHORT-TERM RENTAL POLICIES
This is intended as a guide only. For more detailed
information, please contact the appropriate department
within the city or county.
Carmel
Minimum 30 day rental in R-1 zoning district
Municipal Code
Section 17.08.060
Contact: Community Planning & Building Department (831)
620-2010
County of Monterey
Non-Coastal:
Administrative permit required for rentals less than 30
days in R-1 zoning district
Minimum rental period 7 days
Zoning Ordinance
21.64.280
Coastal:
Contact: Planning and Building Inspection Department (831)
883-7500
Monterey
Minimum 30 day rental in R-1 zoning district. Municipal
Code Chapter 38, Article 5, 38-26 CLICK
HERE
Contact: Housing Department
(831) 646-3886
Pacific Grove
Minimum 30 day rental in R-1 zoning district. Municipal
Code Section
23.64.350
Contact: Community Development Department (831) 648-3190
VIEW PROTECTION POLICIES
This is intended as a guide only. For more detailed
information, please contact the appropriate department
within the city or county. Check the
jurisdictions¢¢â¬¢â¢ municipal codes for height
regulations on residential units for specific parcels.
State law does not protect existing views.
CARMEL
Policy outlined in Municipal Code Chapter
17.10.010 K: ¢¢â¬
âDesigns should respect views
enjoyed by neighboring parcels.¢¢â¬
Contact: Building Official (831) 620-2010
DEL REY OAKS
No written policy
Contact: City Hall (831) 394-8511
GONZALES
No written policy
Contact: Building Official
(831) 675-5000
GREENFIELD
No written policy
Contact: Building Official/Planning Manager (831) 674-5591
KING CITY
No written policy
Contact: Planning/Building Director
(831) 386-5937
MARINA
No written policy
Contact: Planning Director
(831) 884-1220
MONTEREY
Policy outlined in Resolution 94-01:
¢¢â¬
âAll new projects shall reasonably protect existing
views¢¢â¬Š¢¢â¬
Resolution online:
CLICK HERE
Contact: City Hall (831) 646-3935
MONTEREY COUNTY
Policies vary countywide
Contact: Planning and Building Department (831) 755-5025
PACIFIC GROVE
No written policy
Contact: City Hall (831) 648-3100
SALINAS
No written policy
Contact: Community Development Director (831) 758-7206
SAND CITY
No written policy
Contact: Planning Department
(831) 394-3054 ext.16
SEASIDE
View protection policies under consideration
Contact: Planning Department
(831) 899-6737
SOLEDAD
No written policy
Contact: City Hall
(831) 678-3963,
Planning Department ext.7
SOLICITATION ORDINANCES/POLICIES
This is intended as a guide only. For more detailed
information, please contact the appropriate department
within the city or county.
City/County
Solicitation Ordinance/Policy Matrix
*All cities that permit solicitation require a business
license. No solicitors may enter upon residential
property in any city if a notice prohibiting
solicitation is visibly displayed. No solicitor may
enter upon residential property outside the hours
between sunrise and sunset.*
CARMEL
Solicitation in residential areas prohibited
Municipal Code Chapter
5.52.010
Contact: City Clerk (831) 620-2000
DEL REY OAKS
Solicitation permitted
Del Rey Oaks Business License required
No permit required if solicitor is not selling goods or
services
Policy not specifically addressed in Municipal Code
Municipal Code not online
Contact: City Manager (831) 394-8511
GREENFIELD
Solicitation permitted
Solicitor¢¢â¬¢â¢s License and Business Licenses required
Solicitor¢¢â¬¢â¢s License obtained at City Hall (fee =
$115, can take up to 12 weeks for processing,
fingerprints taken and background check required)
Municipal Code Chapter 5.08
Municipal Code not online
Contact: City Clerk (831) 674-5591
GONZALES
Solicitation permitted
Gonzales Business License required
Canvasser¢¢â¬¢â¢s License required if personal contact is
made with resident
Canvasser¢¢â¬¢â¢s License: $100 fee, fingerprints taken at
Police Department
Municipal Code Chapter 4.16:
CLICK HERE
Contact: Deputy City Manager
(831) 675-5000
KING CITY
Solicitation permitted in residential areas defined as
leaving material on doorstep
Personal contact not allowed
King City Business License required
City policy not part of Municipal Code
Contact: Business Licensing Department
(831) 386-5920
MARINA
Solicitation permitted
Marina Business License required
City Code Chapter 5:
Contact: Lieutenant Rick Janicki
(831) 884-1244
MONTEREY
Soliciting permitted
Monterey Business License required
Municipal Code Chapter 22, Section 22-19:
CLICK
HERE
Contact: City Manager (831) 646-3760
PACIFIC GROVE
Solicitation permitted for dissemination of information
only (no selling of goods or services)
Pacific Grove Business License required
Municipal Code Chapters
11.12 &
7.20.010:
Contact: City Manager (831) 648-3160
SALINAS
Soliciting permitted
Solicitor¢¢â¬¢â¢s License and Salinas Business License
required
Cannot leave cards or flyers if no one is at home ¢¢â¬¢â¬Å
considered littering
Fees for Solicitor¢¢â¬¢â¢s License: $50 per day or $200
for 3 months
Municipal Code Chapter
24.4 (Solicitation);
Chapter 19, Section
19-35
(Licenses and fees)
Contact: Finance Department
(831) 758-7261
SAND CITY
Solicitation permitted
Sand City Business License required
Municipal Code not online
Contact: Accounting Office
(831) 394-3054 x19
SEASIDE
Soliciting permitted
Seaside Business License required
Municipal Code
5.04.090 and
5.04.380
Contact: Finance Director
(831) 899-6718
SOLEDAD
Solicitation permitted for dissemination
of information only
(no selling of goods or services)
Soledad Business License required
(Suggestion from Police Department:
REALTOR® may want to inform Police Department that they
are going door-to-door in case calls are received
regarding a stranger in the neighborhood)
City policy not part of Municipal Code
Contact: Soledad Planning Department (831) 678-3963, ext.
114
BUSINESS
LICENSE INFORMATION
Please
read all instructions on Business License applications
thoroughly as they vary from city to city.
NOTE:
Please check with the individual city if your place of
business (main office) is your home. Restrictions and/or
prohibitions may apply.
CARMEL
Business License
application obtained at City Hall, Planning and Building
Department
The East Side of Monte Verde between Ocean and 7th Avenues
P.O. Box CC
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Tel: (831) 620-2010
DEL REY OAKS
Business License
application obtained at City Hall
650 Canyon Del Rey Road
Del Rey Oaks, CA 93940
Tel: (831) 394-8511
GONZALES
Business License
application obtained at City Hall
147 Fourth Street
P.O. Box 647
Gonzales, CA 93926
Tel: (831) 675-5000
GREENFIELD
Business License
application obtained at City Hall
45 El Camino Real
P.O. Box 127
Greenfield, CA 93927
Tel: (831) 674-5591
KING CITY
Business License
application obtained at City Hall
212 South Vanderhurst Avenue
King City, CA 93930
Tel: (831) 385-3281
MARINA
Business License
application obtained at Finance Department, City Hall
211 Hillcrest Avenue
Marina, CA 93933
Tel: (831) 884-1274
MONTEREY
Business License
application obtained
here (in PDF format) or at
Revenue Department, City Hall
Pacific and Madison
Monterey, CA 93940
Tel: (831) 646-3944
PACIFIC GROVE
Business License
application obtained at Finance Department, City Hall
300 Forest Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Tel: (831) 648-3100
SALINAS
Business License
application obtained at Finance Department, City Hall
200 Lincoln Avenue
Salinas, CA 93901
Tel: (831) 758-7211
SAND CITY
Business License
application obtained (in PDF format) at
(part 1) and
(part 2) or at Finance Department, City Hall
1 Sylvan Park
Sand City, CA 93955
Tel: (831) 394-3054 x19
SEASIDE
Business License
application obtained at Finance Department, City Hall
440 Harcourt Avenue
P.O. Box 810
Seaside, CA 93955
Tel: (831) 899-6718
SOLEDAD
Business License
application obtained at City Hall
248 Main Street
P.O. Box 156
Soledad, CA 93960
Tel: (831) 678-3963 x5
SIGNS, REAL ESTATE
This is intended as a guide only
and is subject to change. For more detailed information,
please contact the appropriate department within the
city or county.
2007 City
& County Sign Ordinances
State law allows temporary real estate
signs to be placed off-site on private property with
property owner¢¢â¬¢â¢s permission.
*Attention devices (i.e. balloons,
banners, lights) are prohibited in all jurisdictions.
Note: Failure to obey
sign regulations could result in the confiscation of
your sign, with required fees to retrieve your sign.
CARMEL
ON-SITE FOR SALE One per property, not to exceed 3
Sq Ft, Max letter size 3 inches. Sign riders 6" x 24",
one per sign
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE One per
property, not to exceed 3 Sq Ft, allowed only during
daylight hours
OFF-SITE* NOT ALLOWED
Community Planning & Building
831-620-2010
COUNTY OF MONTEREY
ON-SITE FOR SALE: Not to exceed 7 Sq Ft and 6 Ft in
height, signs must be removed no later than 10 days
after close of escrow
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE: Not to exceed
7 Sq Ft and 6 Ft in height, signs must be removed no
later than 10 days after close of escrow
OFF-SITE* Not to exceed 7 sq ft
and 4 ft in height, allowed from 10 AM to dusk, not
allowed in any road right-of-way
Planning & Building Inspection
831-755-5192
DEL REY OAKS
ON-SITE FOR SALE One per property,
not to exceed 12 Sq Ft
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE One per
property, not to exceed 6 Sq Ft
OFF-SITE* Directional signs
allowed during Open House only.
City Hall
831-394-8511
GONZALES
ON-SITE FOR SALE One per property, not to exceed 6
Sq Ft and 4 Ft in height
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE One per property, not to exceed 6
Sq Ft or 4 Ft in height
OFF-SITE* Annual encroachment permit required, not
to exceed 4 Sq Ft and 4 Ft in height, one sign per
intersection, prohibited in medians and public property,
daylight hours only
Planning Department 831-675-4203
GREENFIELD
ON-SITE FOR SALE One per property,
not to exceed 6 Sq Ft and 6 Ft in height, setback 5 Ft
from lot line, 3 Rider Max, remove within 7 days of sale
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE One per property, not to exceed 6
Sq Ft, 3 Rider Max
OFF-SITE*One sign per change of direction, not to
exceed 6 Sq Ft, 5 Sign Max
City Clerk 831-674-5591
KING CITY
ON-SITE FOR SALE One per property
frontage, not to exceed 6 Sq Ft, remove no later than 3
days after close of escrow
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE Permitted in residential zoning
districts only
OFF-SITE* Permitted in residential zoning districts
only
Planning & Building Department
831-386-5923
MARINA
ON-SITE FOR SALE One per property,
not to exceed 12 Sq Ft.
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE One per property during open house,
not to exceed 6 Sq Ft
OFF-SITE* NOT ALLOWED
Planning Department 831-884-1220
MONTEREY
ON-SITE FOR SALE One per property,
not to exceed 6 Sq Ft.
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE Allowed in
front of right-of-way not to impede traffic or
pedestrians
OFF-SITE* NOT ALLOWED
Planning Department 831-646-3885
PACIFIC GROVE
ON-SITE FOR SALE One
per property, not to exceed 5 Sq Ft including sign rider
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE One per
property, not to exceed 5 Sq Ft including sign rider
OFF-SITE* One per intersection,
not to exceed 2 Sq Ft and 4 Ft in height, prohibited on
public property
Community Development 831-648-3190
SALINAS
ON-SITE FOR SALE One per property,
not to exceed 8 Sq Ft and 6 Ft in height, must be
removed no later than 15 days after close of escrow
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE One per property, not to exceed 6 Sq
Ft or 4 Ft in height, allowed day of showing only
OFF-SITE* Two per property allowed, not to exceed 6 Sq
Ft and 4 Ft in height, allowed day of showing only, not
allowed in public right-of-way
Community Development 831-758-7206
SAND CITY
ON-SITE FOR SALE One per property,
not to exceed 6 Sq Ft
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE One per
property, not to exceed 6 Sq Ft
OFF-SITE* NOT ALLOWED
Community Development 831-394-6700
SEASIDE
ON-SITE FOR SALE Two per property,
not to exceed 15 Sq Ft.
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE Two per property, not to exceed 4 Sq
Ft, allowed on public and private property with consent
of owner, during open house only
OFF-SITE* Allowed on private property only, must have
owner consent, not to exceed 9 Sq Ft, limit of 3 signs
during open house only
Community Development 831-899-6737
SOLEDAD
ON-SITE FOR SALE One per property, not to exceed 6 Sq
Ft.
ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE One per property, not to exceed 6 Sq
Ft.
OFF-SITE* Not allowed in public
right-of-way. May be placed on private property with
consent of owner, permit required
Planning Department 831-678-3963
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