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

Under §6.455.125(E) the owner 'shall limit overnight occupancy of the short-term vacation rental to a specific number of occupants, with the maximum number of overnight occupants being two persons within each short-term vacation rental plus a number that will not exceed two persons per bedroom.' The default math: 2 + (2 × bedrooms). A studio = 4 overnight; 1BR = 4; 2BR = 6; 3BR = 8; 4BR = 10; 5BR = 12. Increases above this baseline are governed by §6.455.100(B): the applicant must document unusual size, interior layout, parking or other physical characteristics, the city mails a 'notice of intention to approve increased occupancy' to property owners within a 300-foot radius (§6.455.110), and the administrator weighs written comments and may require a site visit. Determinations are final and at the administrator's broad discretion — §6.455.100(D) states the chapter 'shall not be interpreted to create a property interest in potential increased occupancy.' The maximum overnight occupancy AND any allowed daytime visitor count must be both posted inside the unit and written into the lease (§6.455.125(G)(1)). Daytime visitors are not separately capped by ordinance but the owner must specify the permitted figure in the rental agreement.