Daly City, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Off-street spaces (R-1 baseline)
- 2 spaces typical (Title 14 zoning)
- STR authority
- Daly City Municipal Code Chapter 5.92
- Street-parking rules
- Daly City Municipal Code Title 10
- 72-hour rule
- Vehicles must move every 72 hours (Title 10)
Summary
Daly City STRs must provide off-street parking sufficient to avoid burdening the public right-of-way under Chapter 5.92 and Title 14 zoning; Daly City's narrow Westlake streets and posted permit zones make compliance with the city's residential parking rules under Title 10 critical.
the vehicle may be impounded until that person furnishes to the impounding law enforcement agency all of the following: (A) Evidence of their identity. (B) An address within this state where they can be located. (C) Satisfactory evidence that all parking penalties due for the vehicle and all other vehicles registered to the registered owner of the impounded vehicle and all traffic violations of the registered owner have been cleared. (2) The requirements in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall be fully enforced by the impounding law enforcement agency on and after the time that the Department of Motor Vehicles is able to provide access to the necessary records.
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Full Breakdown
Daly City Municipal Code Chapter 5.92 conditions every short-term rental permit on the dwelling having adequate off-street parking and on guests not creating a parking nuisance. The underlying zoning standard in Title 14 (Planning, Zoning and Development) requires at least two off-street parking spaces for a single-family dwelling in most R-1 districts, and the STR permit application requires the host to identify available on-site spaces (typically the garage and driveway). Guests are expected to use only those on-site spaces and any unmetered public street parking that complies with Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic): including residential permit-only zones, street-sweeping signs, and red/yellow curb restrictions. Daly City's hillside Westlake and Bayshore neighborhoods have narrow streets where blocking driveways or fire lanes is aggressively cited. The city does not separately operate a residential permit-parking program citywide but enforces 72-hour move rules and sweeping schedules under Title 10. Renting out garage or curbside space separately as 'parking-only' is not permitted under the STR.
Violations & Fines
Parking complaints tied to an STR, blocking driveways, parking in fire lanes, ignoring street-sweeping signs, or storing extra guest vehicles in the right-of-way, are enforceable under Title 10 and can be cited as Chapter 5.92 permit violations, with repeat issues grounds for revocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can guests park on the street overnight?
What if my house has only a one-car garage?
Sources & Official References
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