Kern County Code Chapter 19.82 (Off-Street Parking) sets minimum parking for residential uses in unincorporated areas; STRs follow the dwelling-unit parking standard for the underlying zone since no STR-specific parking ratio is published. Operators must also avoid blocking public rights-of-way under Title 12.
Kern County Code Chapter 19.82 (Off-Street Parking), specifically Section 19.82.020, sets minimum off-street parking by use category for properties in unincorporated Kern County. There is no separate STR parking ratio published in Title 19, so a short-term rental operates under the residential dwelling-unit parking standard for its zone (typically two off-street spaces per single-family dwelling in R-1 and similar districts). STR operators are also bound by Title 12 of the County Code, which prohibits blocking sidewalks, fire lanes, and county rights-of-way, and California Vehicle Code Sections 22500 and following on parking violations. Guest vehicles must use on-site spaces or legal on-street parking; rural East Kern and mountain communities frequently have narrow rights-of-way where over-parking creates fire-access problems regulated by the Kern County Fire Department. Confirm the parking ratio for your specific zone with Kern County Planning at (661) 862-8600 before listing.
Failing to provide the off-street spaces required by Section 19.82.020 for the underlying zone can result in a zoning violation. Guest vehicles blocking a sidewalk, fire lane, or right-of-way are citable under Title 12 and California Vehicle Code Section 22500.
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