Davis has no short-term-rental-specific occupancy cap in its code. Guest numbers are governed instead by the building and housing codes and general nuisance rules; a proposed 2015 cap was never adopted.
The Davis Municipal Code contains no adopted short-term-rental ordinance, so it sets no STR-specific limit on the number of overnight guests. A 2015 draft STR ordinance floated occupancy figures (such as two adults per bedroom), but that draft was never enacted, so those numbers are unverified and not law. In practice, occupancy is limited by the adopted California Building and Housing codes governing habitable space and by Davis's general noise and nuisance provisions, which apply to any dwelling regardless of rental status. Overcrowding that creates a health, safety, or nuisance condition can be addressed through code enforcement. Confirm any building-code occupancy figures with the Community Development and Sustainability Department.
Occupancy that violates building/housing-code habitability standards or creates a documented nuisance can be cited under the applicable Davis Municipal Code and California building codes.
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Davis Municipal Code Chapter 40 regulates fence height and placement under section 40.27.060 but does not, in the zoning provisions reviewed, expressly prohi...
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Davis Municipal Code 40.27.060 sets fence height and placement rules including a corner-lot sight-visibility triangle where fences over three feet are prohib...
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Davis Municipal Code 40.27.060 measures a fence on top of a retaining wall from the lowest existing grade within a three-foot radius to the highest point of ...
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Davis addresses animal hoarding through the adopted Yolo County animal-control code and California animal-cruelty law. Keeping too many animals in unsanitary...
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The City of Davis strongly discourages feeding wildlife such as coyotes and wild turkeys and manages them through wildlife plans. A 2018 ordinance to ban fee...
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Davis has no leash law for cats and does not require cat licensing; Yolo County keeps cat licensing voluntary. Cats are regulated mainly through nuisance rul...
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