Glendale, AZ Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing standard
- Adopted International Fire Code
- Set by city ordinance
- No flat numeric cap in § 29.1-41.4
- Counts toward suspension
- Yes, not an excluded category
- Applies to
- Owners and operators alike
Summary
Glendale does not set its own headcount for short-term rentals. Instead, § 29.1-41.4(a)(2) ties occupancy directly to the adopted International Fire Code, so the maximum number of overnight guests is a fire-code calculation, not a flat local number.
(a)Compliance with laws.(1)A vacation rental or short-term rental must at all times comply with all federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations related to public health, safety, sanitation, solid waste, hazardous waste, tax privilege licensing including advertising requirements, traffic control, pollution control, noise, property maintenance, and nuisance abatement.(2)Occupancy limits will be in accordance with the adopted International Fire Code (IFC) as may be amended from time to time.(3)No person including an owner or operator shall operate a vacation rental or short-term rental in violation of this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 115).
Full Breakdown
4(a)(2) states that occupancy limits for a vacation rental or short-term rental follow the adopted International Fire Code (IFC) as the city amends it from time to time, rather than setting a separate numeric cap in the short-term rental article itself. 4(a)'s broader compliance mandate, which requires every short-term rental to comply at all times with federal, state and local laws on public health, safety, sanitation, solid waste, hazardous waste, tax licensing, traffic control, pollution control, noise, property maintenance and nuisance abatement, and it applies whether the owner or an operator is running the rental.
Because the IFC ties maximum occupancy to a structure's floor area, exits, and sleeping-room configuration rather than a flat number, the applicable limit varies by the physical layout of each licensed rental. 4, independent of any lease terms advertised online. 7(a)(1) excludes from counting toward a license suspension, so an occupancy overage can count as one of the three verified violations that trigger a suspension of up to twelve months, or support a single-violation suspension if it produces a serious physical injury.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the International Fire Code occupancy limit is a violation of § 29.1-41.4 and can be cited under the article's general civil or criminal penalty structure. Because it is not an aesthetic, solid waste, or ordinary parking violation, an occupancy violation counts toward the three verified violations in twelve months that trigger a license suspension of up to twelve months under § 29.1-41.7.
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