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Generally Investor friendly
STRs are allowed citywide in unincorporated Palo Cedro with no dedicated county permit or caps, keeping the rules relatively simple. However, investors must still navigate zoning verification, state/building/fire codes, TOT registration and remittance, and potential special district taxes—moderate permitting/fees and multi‑agency compliance that are manageable but not trivial.
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STR specialist · Palo Cedro, CA
Palo Cedro (Spanish for "Cedar Wood") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. It is 8 miles (13 km) east of Redding. Its population is 2,931 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,269 from the 2010 census. Originally, indigenous Native Americans lived in Northern California, including what is now Shasta County, prior to European American settlement. European American exploration of inland California started in 1769 and continued on into the 19th century. Cow Creek, a Sacramento River tributary that runs south through Palo Cedro, was a conduit for entrance into the Sacramento Valley by Hudson Bay Fur Company trappers including Alexander McLeod (1829) and John Work (1832). The town is named after cedarwood trees originally indigenous to the area in the 19th century. As of the 2020 census, Palo Cedro has a population density of 780 people per square mile (300/km2). Award-winning country musician Merle Haggard lived in Palo Cedro for decades until his death on April 6, 2016.