Merced County, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

270(D) require that all guest parking be provided off-street, with a minimum of one off-street parking space per rental, under subsection D(6). This is a floor, not a suggestion: the county pairs it with a disclosure duty at subsection D(11)(d), which requires every advertisement and listing for the rental to state the maximum number of parking spaces available, so prospective guests know before booking whether the property can accommodate their vehicles. Parking capacity also interacts with the county's occupancy rule at subsection D(4), which caps guest rooms at five and further limits guest counts by the number of bedrooms and, where applicable, by well and septic capacity, meaning a rental cannot simply add guests without the parking and utility capacity to match.

The off-street parking requirement, like the rest of subsection D, is written into the Administrative Permit issued under this chapter, so the Planning and Community Development Department can condition approval on an adequate on-site parking plan and can revisit that plan if guests routinely park on the street or block neighboring driveways. 154.