Burbank, CA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Burbank does not permit short-term rentals, so there is no occupancy standard in force for them; the operative rule is that STRs (Hotel/Motel uses) are barred from all residential zones under Burbank Municipal Code Sections 10-1-203, 10-1-602, and 10-1-627. The City did draft a specific occupancy standard in the 2021 proposed Article 28 (Title 3, Chapter 4), Section 3-4-2804(L), which the Planning Board considered on August 23, 2021 but which was not enacted. That proposed standard read: 'The maximum number of persons, including the host or hosts, who may occupy and/or stay at the short-term rental unit at one time shall be limited to two (2) persons per bedroom, plus two (2). This determination shall be inclusive of children. Lofts that meet California Building Code egress requirements are considered a bedroom for the purposes of determining occupancy limit. In no event may the maximum number of persons exceed sixteen (16) persons at any time.' The proposal also would have limited each unit to the host's primary residence, capped use at 120 days per year, and barred booking to more than two groups of guests on any date. None of these limits are currently in effect because the licensing ordinance was not adopted.