Rohnert Park, CA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- RPMC § 17.07.230(E)(1)-(2)
- Bedroom cap
- One bedroom of the primary dwelling only
- Stay limit
- 14 consecutive days maximum per booking
- ADU rentals
- Prohibited in accessory dwelling units/structures
- STR-specific fine
- Up to $1,500/$3,000/$5,000 for repeat violations
Summary
Rohnert Park caps a short-term rental at one bedroom of the primary dwelling and fourteen consecutive days per stay. Both limits are conditions attached to the mandatory administrative use permit, so exceeding either turns the rental into an unpermitted use. City Code § 17.07.230(E)(1)-(2) sets both numbers.
1.No more than one bedroom of a primary dwelling unit shall be rented, let, or leased as a short-term rental.2.The short-term rental shall be rented for no more than fourteen consecutive days.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
230(E) lists the operating conditions every approved short-term rental must follow, and the first two go directly to how much of the home can be rented and for how long. Subsection (E)(1) limits a short-term rental to no more than one bedroom of a primary dwelling unit; a host cannot rent the whole house or multiple bedrooms simultaneously under this permit type. Subsection (E)(2) caps any single booking at fourteen consecutive days; beyond that point the stay is no longer a short-term rental under the chapter.
230(D), which bars short-term rentals in accessory dwelling units and accessory structures entirely, meaning the one bedroom that can be rented has to be inside the main house, not a converted garage or in-law unit. 040, so a property cannot use the STR permit to operate what is functionally a multi-room B&B. 230(E)(9), which exposes the host to permit revocation on top of any citation.
Violations & Fines
Rohnert Park carries a short-term-rental-specific infraction schedule under § 1.16.010(G): up to $1,500 for a first violation that threatens public health or safety, up to $3,000 for a second within a year, and up to $5,000 for each further violation within that year. A booking held past fourteen days, or more than one bedroom let out, is also a violation of the administrative use permit under § 17.07.230(E)(9), which can lead the city to revoke the permit entirely.
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Sources & Official References
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