Huntington Beach, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Requirement
- City-approved guest parking plan before permit
- In-unit notice
- Must post parking space locations
- Guest disclosure
- Parking info given before check-in
- Fine for violation
- $1,000 per violation per day
Summary
Before the City issues a Huntington Beach short-term rental permit, the host or operator must submit a guest parking plan for approval under Chapter 5.120. That plan then has to reach guests twice: posted inside the unit and disclosed again before they arrive, covering exactly where they're allowed to park.
The host or operator shall provide a guest parking plan to the City for approval prior to issuance of a STR Permit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954605; v17 updated 2026-06-16).
Full Breakdown
030(E)(5) lists a City-approved guest parking plan among the standard conditions attached to every STR permit, meaning the Director will not issue a permit until that plan is approved. 040(D) requires each STR to post an in-unit notice, visible and accessible to the guest, covering five items: maximum occupancy, location of parking spaces, trash and recycling pickup information, emergency contact information, and an evacuation plan showing exits and extinguisher locations. 050(A) separately requires the host or operator to give guests information on parking capacity and location, along with maximum occupancy and noise and trash rules, before their stay begins, so the parking plan has to reach guests twice, once through the posted notice and once before arrival.
Because the parking plan is baked into permit issuance rather than treated as a stand-alone rule, a host who cannot show an approved plan risks having the permit application denied, and an existing STR that abandons its approved plan is treated as violating the STR chapter's requirements generally. 120.
Violations & Fines
Failing to follow an approved guest parking plan is enforced like any other STR requirement violation: a $1,000 fine per violation per day under Section 5.120.070(B), with a 30-day warning only for missing-permit-number advertising, not parking noncompliance. Three fines against the same host within 12 months lets the Director revoke or suspend the permit, or add conditions, under Section 5.120.070(C) after a 14-day chance to respond.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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