San Ramon, CA Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Section D4-27.D.6 states that 'the short-term rental owner and operator are jointly responsible for compliance with all City regulations including those regarding noise, property maintenance, trash and occupancy.' That joint-liability structure means the City can pursue either the property owner or the day-to-day operator, or both, for a noise violation tied to the rental, rather than having to identify which one was present when the disturbance occurred. Subsection D.11 backs that up by requiring the Operator to provide renters with copies of the Terms of Use and any additional house rules and to ensure the renter complies with those standards.

The noise duty sits next to a direct ban in Subsection D.2: the short-term rental 'shall not be rented for the purpose of holding special events such as weddings, conferences, parties, etc.,' which removes the highest-noise use cases from the rental altogether rather than just regulating decibel levels. Subsection D.7 adds related order-and-conduct standards, requiring onsite parking to be used first and barring parking on landscaped areas, and Subsection D.4 limits each property to one active rental contract at a time so a single house cannot host multiple simultaneous, noise-generating groups.