Renton, WA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

RMC 4-4-055(B)(4) ties short-term rental parking to the City's general development regulations: off-street parking must be provided pursuant to Title IV RMC, the same parking standards that apply to the dwelling's use and zone generally. On top of that baseline, the section adds a rental-specific requirement: one additional off-street parking space is required if the unit is owner-occupied. That extra space corresponds to the owner-occupancy scenario in RMC 4-4-055(B)(2), which requires the dwelling to be owner-occupied whenever multiple parties are renting simultaneously, so a host living on site while hosting separate bookings has to plan for guest parking beyond what the base dwelling's parking count already provides. The parking condition applies to every short-term rental as defined in RMC 4-4-055(A), a dwelling unit or portion of one advertised for stays under thirty (30) continuous days, and sits alongside the section's other standing requirements: a City of Renton Business License, the two-guests-per-bedroom occupancy cap, and fire and property-maintenance code compliance.