Riverside, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Approved parking areas
- Driveway, garage, carport only
- Oversized vehicle standard
- RMC § 19.580.070
- Occupancy cap
- 2/bedroom + 1 per unit
- Cited secondary effect
- Illegal parking (§5.55.010)
- Penalty class
- Infraction
Summary
Guests at a Riverside short-term rental must park only in the unit's approved driveway, garage, or carport, and any oversized vehicle must meet the City's separate oversized-vehicle parking standard.
(M)On-site parking shall be allowed on approved driveway, garage, and/or carport areas only. Parking of over-sized vehicles must comply with the provisions of § 19.580.070 of this code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 33).
Full Breakdown
050(M) states: "On-site parking shall be allowed on approved driveway, garage, and/or carport areas only. 070) directly into the short-term rental permit's conditions. The provision sits among the operational requirements every short-term residential rental permit must incorporate, alongside the occupancy cap in subsection (N) limiting a unit to two people per bedroom plus one additional person, a cap that indirectly controls how many vehicles a rental can reasonably attract. 010(A) lists "illegal parking" by name among the negative effects the chapter is designed to minimize. 55 violation, in addition to any citation available under the City's general parking regulations.
Violations & Fines
Allowing guests to park anywhere other than the approved driveway, garage, or carport area, or hosting an oversized vehicle that does not meet Section 19.580.070, violates RMC Section 5.55.050(M) and is an infraction under Section 5.55.060, enforceable through Chapter 1.17's administrative remedies. The Community & Economic Development Director can also impose additional site-specific conditions under subsection (O) where parking continues to cause secondary effects.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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