Because El Monte prohibits short-term rentals altogether, no STR-specific guest cap exists; long-term residential occupancy is governed by Cal. Health & Safety Code §17922 and adopted California Building Code occupant-load standards.
El Monte has not adopted an STR occupancy schedule because residential rentals under 30 days are not a permitted land use. For lawful (30+ day) residential occupancy, the controlling standards are the California Health & Safety Code §17920.3 (substandard housing — overcrowding) and §17922 (state housing law adopting the California Building Code and Uniform Housing Code occupant-load rules), incorporated locally through Title 15 of the El Monte Municipal Code. California's federal/state fair-housing guidance follows the 'two-per-bedroom-plus-one' Keating Memorandum standard, but local enforcement against overcrowding turns on the §17920.3(b)(13) substandard-housing definition (insufficient floor area per occupant). Licensed hotels and motels in El Monte follow the California Building Code Group R-1 occupant-load calculation set by the Building Official.
Overcrowded residential units may be declared substandard under H&S Code §17920.3 and abated through the City's Code Enforcement / Neighborhood Services division (Title 15 / Title 17 procedures), with administrative citations issued under EMMC Title 1.
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