Lodi, CA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- STR-specific occupancy cap
- None
- Default standard
- California Building Code (LMC Title 15)
- Registered STRs (Feb 2024)
- ~79
- Dedicated STR ordinance
- No: discussed, not adopted
Summary
Lodi has no dedicated short-term rental ordinance and therefore no STR-specific guest cap. Occupancy is limited only by the underlying California Building Code and Lodi's general residential zoning standards.
17920.3. Any building or portion thereof, regardless of zoning designation or approved uses of the building, including any dwelling unit, guestroom or suite of rooms, or the premises on which the same is located, in which there exists any of the following listed conditions to an extent that endangers the life, limb, health, property, safety, or welfare of the occupants of the building, nearby residents, or the public shall be deemed and hereby is declared to be a substandard building: (a) Inadequate sanitation shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Lack of, or improper water closet, lavatory, or bathtub or shower in a dwelling unit. (2) Lack of, or improper water closets, lavatories, and bathtubs or showers per number of guests in a hotel.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
Lodi has not adopted a dedicated short-term rental ordinance. According to city planning staff and Lodi News reporting, STRs are regulated only through the Home Occupation Permit (LMC §17.36.060), the 6% TOT, and complaint-driven noise enforcement; there is no numeric guest-per-bedroom or maximum-occupants cap written into the Lodi Municipal Code for STRs. The default limit on the number of persons who may occupy a dwelling unit is therefore the California Building Code (adopted by Lodi via LMC Title 15 and the 2025 California Building Code Adoption) and basic habitability standards. As of February 2024, approximately 79 registered STRs operated among roughly 27,000 homes in Lodi (about 0.3% of housing stock), and the City Council was discussing, but had not adopted, a cap or saturation limit.
Violations & Fines
Because no STR-specific occupancy cap exists, enforcement focuses on derivative issues: noise complaints under LMC Chapter 9.24, parking violations under LMC Title 10, and unpermitted home-business activity under LMC §17.36.060. Overcrowding that creates an unsafe condition can be cited under the California Building Code as adopted by Lodi.
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Sources & Official References
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