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

Cities that license short-term rentals commonly cap overnight guests (for example, two guests per bedroom plus two). Chino Hills has no such short-term-rental occupancy formula because it does not authorize short-term rentals at all. The City's Code Enforcement guidance is explicit that "The Chino Hills Municipal Code does not allow short term rentals, but does allow homes/rooms to be rented out for 30 days or more." Without a permitted STR use, there is no STR guest cap, no per-bedroom occupancy multiplier, and no maximum-event headcount tied to vacation rentals. Any lawful rental in Chino Hills is a tenancy of 30 days or longer, which is governed by standard residential occupancy and building-code standards (such as those addressing safe and sanitary dwelling occupancy) rather than special STR limits. Owners and prospective hosts should not import occupancy formulas from other San Bernardino County cities or from the City of Chino, as those are separate jurisdictions with their own codes. The practical takeaway is that the occupancy question is moot for short-term rentals in Chino Hills: because the use is banned citywide as of the October 2022 expansion, there is no compliant headcount that would make a short-term rental lawful. Anyone with questions about how many occupants a long-term rental dwelling may have should consult Chino Hills Code Enforcement and Building & Safety, and verify current standards before relying on them.