Hemet, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- Owner must open all on-site spaces to guests first
- Disclosure
- Written notice must state exact on-site parking count
- Guest violation
- Street parking before on-site spaces filled
- Inspection
- City may inspect 7 days after written request
- Suspension
- 2 permit violations in 12 months = 6-month suspension
- Revocation
- 3 violations in 12 months = permit revocation
- Misdemeanor fine
- Up to $1,000 or 6 months jail
Summary
Hemet's short-term lodging chapter makes on-site parking a standing permit condition, not a suggestion. Owners must open every garage, carport, driveway and tandem space on the property to paying guests and must tell renters in writing exactly how many spaces exist, warning that street parking is not guaranteed. Guests who park on the street before filling those on-site spaces break a separate section of the code.
(12)The owner shall ensure that all available parking spaces on site, which may include garage, carport, and driveway spaces as well as tandem parking, are available for the transient user, occupant, or guest of the short-term lodging unit. The owner shall disclose the number of parking spaces available on site and shall inform the transient user, occupant and/or guest that street parking may not be available. ... (19)The owner shall require every transient user and guest of the transient user to comply with all state and local laws that regulate parking while staying at or visiting the short-term lodging unit. ... it shall be unlawful for any transient user, occupant or guest of a short-term lodging unit to ... (2)Use street parking prior to utilizing all available on-site parking space(s) for the lodging unit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 18-709(12) of the Hemet City Code lists on-site parking as one of the standard conditions attached to every short-term lodging permit issued under chapter 18, article XIV. The owner must ensure that all available parking on the property, garage spaces, carport spaces, driveway spaces, and even tandem parking, is made available to the transient user, occupant, or guest, and must disclose the actual number of available spaces so guests know what to expect before they arrive. Section 18-709(9)b requires that count to appear in the written notice posted inside the unit, alongside the local contact person's phone number and the trash and street-sweeping schedule.
Section 18-709(19) separately obligates the owner to make guests comply with all state and local parking laws during their stay. On the guest side, section 18-710(a)(2) makes it a separate, independently chargeable offense for a transient user, occupant, or guest to use street parking before using up every available on-site space. The city backs the rule with real inspection authority: section 18-709(17) lets code enforcement inspect a unit to confirm the number and availability of parking spaces seven calendar days after serving a written request, and if the inspection reveals the owner misrepresented the parking count on the permit application, the owner is liable for the cost of that inspection.
Hosting platforms and booking agents aren't off the hook either; section 18-711 requires them to disclose listings and cease bookings for units the city flags as noncompliant. Because these are standing permit conditions, a parking violation counts toward the same two-strike and three-strike thresholds that can suspend or revoke the underlying short-term lodging permit under section 18-714.
Violations & Fines
A parking violation is enforceable as a misdemeanor under section 1-8(f), punishable by a fine up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both, or as an administrative citation under chapter 1, article II per section 18-713(b). Because it is a standing permit condition, two violations of any short-term lodging condition within 12 months trigger a six-month permit suspension under section 18-714(1)a, and three violations, or one repeat within six months of reinstatement, can mean revocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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