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

Oakley's short-term rental rules in OMC Chapter 5.15 (adopted by Ord. 06-20 on May 12, 2020) impose explicit parking standards intended to keep STR-related vehicles from spilling onto neighborhood streets. The chapter states that all parking associated with a short-term rental unit shall be entirely on site, in the garage, carport, and driveway, or otherwise off of the public street. There is no separate STR-only on-street permit; STR guests must rely on the unit's existing covered and driveway parking spaces. To make these limits enforceable, Chapter 5.15 also requires the owner, prior to occupancy and on a posted notice inside the unit, to provide each occupant with: (1) the owner's 24-hour contact information; (2) the maximum number of overnight and daytime occupants permitted under the chapter; (3) trash pick-up day and rules for storing trash on the property; and (4) a notification that occupants or the owner may be cited or fined by the City for code violations. While the parking sentence governs the specific STR rule, on-street parking and abandoned-vehicle issues elsewhere in Oakley are policed under the citywide vehicle and traffic provisions in OMC Title 10 and California Vehicle Code provisions adopted by reference, and the Oakley Police Department and Code Enforcement may issue citations for vehicles parked in violation of those rules. The owner is personally responsible under Chapter 5.15 for compliance with the parking standard, regardless of whether the violation was committed by an occupant or guest, and chronic on-street parking complaints can be a basis for STR permit enforcement (suspension or revocation) in addition to standard parking citations.