Upland, CA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Occupancy limit
- 2x bedroom count
- Governing section
- § 17.23.1.090(F)
- Enforcing agency
- Development Services Director
- Posting requirement
- Max guests shown on every ad
- First-offense fine
- Up to $100
Summary
Upland caps every short-term rental at two guests per bedroom, counting the host, other residents, and paying guests together. A permitted three-bedroom home in a Residential Single-Family or Residential Multi-Family zone tops out at six total occupants for the stay, and that ceiling must be printed on every online listing.
The dwelling unit's occupancy, including the host, other residents of the dwelling unit, and guests, during a short-term rental shall not exceed two times the number of bedrooms of the dwelling unit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4480959; v4 updated 2025-09-22).
Full Breakdown
090(F) sets the hard occupancy ceiling for every licensed short-term rental in the city: total occupancy, counting the host, any other residents of the dwelling unit, and all guests, may not exceed two times the number of bedrooms in the unit. A permitted two-bedroom short-term rental tops out at four people on-site; a four-bedroom home tops out at eight. 090(E) requires every advertisement placed on a hosting platform or elsewhere to display the maximum number of guests based on the occupancy limit, along with the current Administrative Use Permit number and a street-view photo of the house.
030(F), typically a County Assessor's office record, so a host cannot informally add a bedroom later to raise the cap. 020 may take the form of hosted stays or un-hosted stays; vacation rentals of any kind remain prohibited citywide. Overcrowding a rental beyond the posted limit is a violation of the permit's operating conditions.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the occupancy cap is enforced through Upland's administrative citation program in Chapter 1.22. A first infraction citation carries up to a $100 fine, a second within 12 months up to $200, and a third or later up to $500, and fines automatically double each day the violation continues past the grace period. Under Section 17.23.1.060, a third or subsequent violation of Chapter 17.23.1 lets the Director revoke the Administrative Use Permit outright.
Frequently Asked Questions
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