Redmond applies the Washington State Building Code and IRC to STR occupancy. A common guideline is 2 persons per bedroom plus 2. Hosts must not exceed lawful occupancy or safe egress capacity.
Redmond does not publish a unique STR occupancy formula, so hosts should rely on the adopted Washington State Building Code and International Residential Code (IRC) as applied locally. A widely accepted industry standard is 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 additional guests, but the governing legal limit is the dwelling's lawful occupancy under the building code, which depends on bedroom count, means of egress, square footage, and sleeping room specifications. Each sleeping room must have a proper egress window and smoke alarm. Host listings should state the maximum occupancy clearly to guests. Exceeding the safe occupancy creates liability for the host and can constitute a code violation if the city receives complaints. Washington state STR law (RCW 64.37) requires hosts to maintain dwellings in safe condition, which includes not permitting over-occupancy. HOAs and condominiums may impose stricter guest counts than the city minimum.
Over-occupancy or unsafe dwelling: building code violation enforceable under RMC 15.04 and state law. Fire code overcrowding: fire marshal enforcement.
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Redmond generally allows overnight residential street parking within the 72-hour continuous-parking limit. Downtown time zones, snow events, and posted no-pa...
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