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

DCMC Chapter 5.92 (effective January 1, 2021, Ordinance No. 1440) sets clear occupancy parameters. Per-stay capacity is calculated as two guests per bedroom plus two additional guests for the entire booking — for example, a two-bedroom home is limited to six guests per stay (2x2 + 2). Only one booking per property is allowed per 24-hour day, preventing back-to-back same-day turnovers used to evade caps. Hosted stays (host physically on-site during guest's stay; e.g., renting one room) carry no annual day limit. Un-hosted stays (entire-home rentals where the host is not present) are capped at 100 days per calendar year. The dwelling must be the host's primary residence — verified by submitting two proofs (a state driver's license or ID plus a utility bill, property tax bill, credit card bill, voter registration, or bank statement) — and the host must reside there at least 265 days annually. Each operator may have only one primary residence. STRs are permitted in single-family homes, condos, duplexes, and townhomes (and in the operator's unit only within multi-unit buildings). They are prohibited in inclusionary or income-restricted housing and on any property that contains an ADU or JADU. The Planning Division reviews permit applications; both a Short-Term Rental Permit and Business License (issued by the Finance Department) are required, and both expire September 30 annually.