Daly City HOA Guide: Local Rules for Boards and Owners

No oversized vehicle may park on any street between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. (section 10.32.150). That covers vehicles with more than two axles, vehicles 22 feet or longer or 6 feet 6 inches or wider, dump trucks, truck tractors and any trailer, hitched or not. Commercial vehicles with a city permit may use designated commercial parking zones, for two hours at a time on weekday daytimes. A commercial vehicle parked outside a permitted zone draws a $293 fine.

No vehicle may stay on a street or alley more than 72 consecutive hours (section 10.32.200). Your association’s rules can be stricter.

In residential zones, no vehicle, boat, boat trailer, trailer or camper shell may be parked or stored in a front yard, including the lawn, except on the driveway to a garage (section 10.32.165). The driveway may be no more than six inches wider than the garage entrance on each side. Cars, but not boats, trailers or camper shells, may also park on front-yard paving that meets the zoning code. Fines run up to $50, $100 and then $250.

We did not find a designation of private roads for Vehicle Code enforcement in the parts of Daly City’s code we could read. Where no designation exists, enforcing parking and speed rules on association-owned streets usually falls to the association, so ask the police department whether any roads in your community are designated.

Short-term rentals need a city permit and a business license, both renewed each year (chapter 5.92). The home must be the host’s primary residence, lived in at least 265 days a year, and unhosted stays are capped at 100 days a year. Occupancy is limited to two guests per bedroom plus two, and a local contact other than the host must be reachable around the clock. ADUs may be rented only long-term, and the occupancy tax is 13%. Planning: (650) 991-8033. California Civil Code section 4741 limits how far an association can restrict rentals generally, but it does not stop an association from prohibiting rentals of 30 days or less.

Under chapter 15.44, an owner selling residential property of three units or less must get a Residential Requirements Report from the city before the sale agreement and give it to the buyer. The city’s page also mentions two units or less, so confirm whether it applies to your building type. The report costs $124, comes back within three working days and is good for six months. Building: (650) 991-8061.

The city asks customers to use water wisely but lists no watering-day rules. Its conservation page offers rain barrel rebates and free water-saving devices, but no lawn replacement rebate, and the city is not in BAWSCA’s Lawn Be Gone program. Water and Wastewater: (650) 991-8200.

In the small area Cal Water serves, its lawn-to-garden rebate may apply. Cal Water’s lawn-to-garden rebate needs pre-approval before work starts, requires at least three approved low-water plants per 100 square feet converted and does not cover artificial turf. Cal Water does not publish the current amount outside its conservation portal, so call (650) 558-7800 and ask whether an association account qualifies.

A state law passed in 2023 (AB 1572) bars the use of drinking water on nonfunctional turf in HOA common areas starting January 1, 2029. The law stops the watering; it does not require removing the lawn. A board that decides to replace decorative lawn can use a rebate, where one is offered, to pay for part of the conversion.

On owners’ lots, Civil Code section 4735 prevents an association from banning low-water plants or artificial turf as a replacement for lawn.

In May 2026 the City Council adopted Ordinance 1491, which adds a chapter on hours of construction (chapter 15.09). The text was not yet available in the online code when we checked, so ask the Building Division at (650) 991-8061 for the current hours before you schedule contractors, and put the hours in your contracts.