San Ramon vs Walnut Creek

San Ramon requires off-street parking for all residential uses, and STRs cannot rely on on-street parking to accommodate guest vehicles. Most HOAs in Canyon Lakes, Gale Ranch, and Windemere further restrict guest parking, require vehicle registration, and ban overnight street parking in certain circumstances.

Walnut Creek STR hosts must provide off-street parking consistent with residential parking requirements — typically 2 covered spaces per single-family home — and may not direct guests to use permit-only or time-restricted street parking. Many neighborhoods near downtown have residential parking permit districts that exclude transient guests.