Palm Springs, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Parking cap
- one automobile per bedroom
- Bedroom count source
- assessor/building records or inspection
- Cluster/compound rentals
- prohibited
- Vehicle disclosure
- guest plate list required in contract
- Citation fines
- $500 first, $1,000 each later one
Summary
Palm Springs caps vacation rental parking at one automobile per bedroom under Section 5.25.070(c) and bars advertising or renting units together as a cluster or compound. Every rental contract must also list each guest's vehicle and license plate under Section 5.25.070(h)(6).
No more than one automobile per bedroom shall be allowed for each vacation rental. Advertising and/or renting one or more vacation rentals as part of a cluster or compound is prohibited. ... (6) the responsible person provides a list of all guests' vehicles, including license plate numbers.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4923139; v14 updated 2026-06-24).
Full Breakdown
070(c) ties parking directly to the bedroom count the city verifies before issuing a registration certificate: no more than one automobile per bedroom is allowed for each vacation rental. The enforcement official confirms the number of bedrooms using Riverside County assessor records, city building records, or a physical inspection before a certificate is issued, so the parking allowance is fixed to that same verified count, not to how many people the owner wants to host. The same subsection bars advertising or renting two or more vacation rentals together as a cluster or compound, closing off informal multi-unit party rentals.
070(h), the owner or agent must enter into a written contract with a responsible person before each stay that sets out vehicle parking requirements among its terms, and the responsible person must supply a list of all guests' vehicles, including license plate numbers, which the owner must keep on file for at least four years and make available to an enforcement official on request. 070(n), a copy of the registration certificate and the conditions of this section, including the parking rule, must be posted inside the front door and the door to the backyard.
Violations & Fines
Allowing more vehicles than the one-per-bedroom limit, or renting units as a cluster or compound, violates Chapter 5.25: a misdemeanor for each day it continues, with an administrative citation of $500 for a first offense and $1,000 for each later one under Section 5.25.090(a). A third violation within 12 months brings a mandatory two-year suspension of the registration certificate under Section 5.25.090(b).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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