Lincoln, CA Short-Term Rentals: Parking Rules (2026)

Lincoln has not published a dedicated short-term-rental parking standard such as 'one off-street space per bedroom' adopted in some California coastal cities. Instead, two layered rules apply. First, LMC Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) governs on-street parking in residential districts — including standard prohibitions on parking against the curb for more than 72 consecutive hours (a Cal. Veh. Code §22651(k) parallel) and posted street-sweeping/permit-parking restrictions. Second, LMC Title 18 (Zoning) carries the residential off-street parking minimum that originally applied to the dwelling at the time of its building permit (typically 2 covered spaces per single-family dwelling in master-planned subdivisions). HOAs in Lincoln (Sun City Lincoln Hills, Twelve Bridges) commonly impose stricter parking and overnight-guest-vehicle rules via CC&Rs, including limits on RVs, boats, and the number of vehicles parked in driveways. STR guests blocking sidewalks or fire hydrants are independently citable under Cal. Veh. Code §22500 and LMC Title 10.