Petaluma, CA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

110 sets the same occupancy math for both rental types: no more than two overnight occupants per bedroom plus two additional occupants. Under subsection (D), a hosted rental means the permittee occupies the property with the guests, and no more than two bedrooms in the dwelling may be furnished for compensation unless the entire dwelling is an accessory or secondary unit rented as a single party under one rental agreement. Under subsection (E), a non-hosted rental means the permittee does not occupy the property with the guests; the entire dwelling may be rented for compensation as long as the guests constitute one party under a single rental agreement, and it is capped at no more than 90 days of use as a non-hosted rental during any calendar year.

Non-hosted rentals also require a manager located within 45 miles of the City who must be available at all times and respond to complaints within one hour, the same response-time standard imposed on hosted rentals under (D)(2). 100, which run through a Conditional Use Permit process rather than the short-term rental permit.