Roseville, CA Accessory Structures: ADU Rental Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum rental term
- More than 30 calendar days
- Short-term rental permits
- Not issued for ADUs
- Governing chapter
- RMC Chapter 4.25 (Short-Term Rentals)
- ADU sales
- Cannot be sold apart from primary home
Summary
Roseville requires accessory dwelling unit rentals to run longer than 30 calendar days. Municipal Code § 19.60.080(B) bars short-term rental permits under Chapter 4.25 from being issued for any ADU, closing off Airbnb-style nightly or weekly rentals of these units citywide.
A. Sales Prohibited, Exceptions. Accessory dwelling units shall not be sold independently of the primary dwelling unit on the lot unless all of the criteria of Government Code Section 66341, as may be amended from time to time, are met, including that the accessory dwelling unit or the primary dwelling unit was built or developed by a qualified nonprofit corporation and there are affordability restrictions on the sale and conveyance ... for 45 years for owner-occupied housing units and will be sold or resold to a qualified buyer.
B. Rentals. Accessory dwelling units may be rented as long as the rental term exceeds 30 calendar days. Accordingly, short-term rental permits authorized pursuant to Chapter 4.25 (Short-Term Rentals) will not be issued for accessory dwelling units.
Full Breakdown
" That flatly removes ADUs from Roseville's short-term rental program: an owner cannot obtain the city's STR permit for the unit no matter how the primary home is used, and any rental of 30 days or fewer would not have a lawful permit path. Subsection (A) adds a related restriction on the same use pattern, barring the sale of an ADU "independently of the primary dwelling unit on the lot" unless the narrow affordability criteria of Government Code § 66341 are met, including development by a qualified nonprofit and a 45-year low-income affordability restriction on the property.
Together the two subsections keep ADUs tied to the primary residence both in ownership and in rental structure, treating them as long-term housing stock rather than vacation or investment units. 60.
Violations & Fines
Operating an ADU as a short-term rental of 30 days or fewer, or applying for a Chapter 4.25 short-term rental permit for an ADU, is a Municipal Code violation. Chapter 1.20's general penalty makes an unspecified violation a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail, or both, unless the city attorney charges it as an infraction, with escalating fines of $100, $200, and $500 for a first, second, and third violation of the same provision within 12 months; each day of an unlawful short-term rental counts as a separate violation.
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