STR guest parking in Chico is governed by CMC Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) for on-street parking and CMC Title 19 (Land Use & Development Regulations) for off-street parking minimums tied to the dwelling. Chico does not publish a stand-alone 'one off-street space per bedroom' STR rule, but Title 19 sets parking ratios for residential uses, and any condition on a Title 19 use permit for the STR is binding.
CMC Title 19 imposes off-street parking standards on residential dwellings; the table generally requires a minimum number of covered or uncovered spaces per dwelling unit, with bedroom-count adjustments. STR operation does not relieve a property of those base ratios. On-street parking is governed by CMC Title 10: it prohibits overnight RV/oversized-vehicle parking, sets street-sweeping/posted-time limits, and enforces no-parking zones marked by curb color. The downtown core and CSU Chico neighborhoods have additional permit-only or time-limited parking zones administered by the Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area. Guests blocking driveways, parking on lawns, or using unposted private parking can trigger CMC Title 10 citations and tow. State law (Cal. Veh. Code §22651) authorizes municipal towing for code-violating parked vehicles. STR hosts should publish specific parking instructions and the number of available spaces in their listing to avoid guest violations.
Parking citations under CMC Title 10 carry administrative fines and can lead to towing under Cal. Veh. Code §22651. Operating an STR with insufficient off-street parking to meet a Title 19 use-permit condition is a zoning violation enforceable under CMC Title 1 general penalty.
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