Montebello sets no short-term-rental-specific occupancy cap because no STR ordinance exists. General residential and building-code standards apply, and the R-1 zone limits room rentals to two rooms and four boarders per dwelling unit.
No provision in the Montebello code establishes a guest-count or occupancy limit for short-term rentals, since the city has no STR ordinance. Occupancy is instead governed by adopted building and residential codes (Title 15) and the general zoning standards of Title 17. The most directly relevant zoning provision is MMC 17.14.020, which allows an accessory use in the R-1 single-family zone of renting no more than two rooms to no more than four boarders per dwelling unit; that describes longer-term boarding rather than transient stays. Operators should confirm maximum occupancy with the Montebello Planning Division and Building Division, as no number is fixed in code specifically for short-term rentals.
Exceeding occupancy allowed by adopted building or fire codes, or operating an unpermitted transient use in a residential zone, may be enforced under Title 15 and Title 17 zoning provisions.
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