Stockton has not adopted a short-term-rental-specific occupancy cap. Maximum occupancy of any STR dwelling is governed instead by the California Uniform Housing Code (UHC §503) and Stockton's adopted Property Maintenance Code (SMC Chapter 15.24, 2024 IPMC effective April 3, 2025), which set minimum sleeping-room and floor-area requirements per occupant.
Stockton has not enacted a standalone STR ordinance with a per-bedroom guest cap (such as the typical '2 per bedroom + 2' rules found in cities like San Diego or Sonoma County). Instead, occupancy is limited by general housing code: under the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code adopted in SMC Chapter 15.24, every bedroom used for sleeping must contain at least 70 square feet for the first occupant plus 50 square feet for each additional occupant (IPMC §404.4.1, §404.5). California's Uniform Housing Code likewise sets minimum dwelling unit floor area: at least 120 sq ft for the first room used for living purposes plus 70 sq ft per bedroom for two occupants. Operators advertising more guests than these floor-area calculations permit can be cited for overcrowding under SMC 15.24.
Overcrowding violations are processed under SMC Chapter 15.24 (Property Maintenance Code) through code enforcement. Per SB 60 (Cal. Gov. Code §53069.4), municipalities may impose fines for health-or-safety-related STR infractions of up to $1,500 first violation, $3,000 second, $5,000 each additional within one year. Persistent overcrowding can result in red-tag/notice-to-vacate orders.
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