Roseville HOA Guide: Local Rules for Boards and Owners

Roseville regulates short-term rentals in Municipal Code Chapter 4.25. A city permit is required to advertise or operate one, and the permit lasts 12 months. The main limits in Chapter 4.25:

• The home must be on the parcel of the owner’s primary residence, meaning the owner lives there at least 183 days a year.
• No more than 182 days a year as a short-term rental, and no more than six guests at a time.
• An ADU or junior ADU may not be rented short-term.
• Owners within 200 feet get notice before the permit is issued.
• The owner or a backup contact must be able to respond on site within 30 minutes, at any hour.
• Guests park on site or in front of the parcel. Weddings, conferences and similar events are not allowed.

The city lists the permit fee as $185 for a new permit and $85 to renew, and operators collect the 10% transient occupancy tax. A city permit does not override your CC&Rs. 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.

The city’s ADU rules are in Chapter 19.60, last amended in May 2026. The size limits are 850 square feet for a studio or one-bedroom unit and 1,000 square feet for a larger one, with junior ADUs capped at 500 square feet. Detached units are generally limited to 16 feet in height with 4-foot side and rear setbacks. ADUs must be rented for more than 30 days at a time.

For boards, the state rule matters more than the city one. Civil Code section 4751 voids CC&R provisions that prohibit or unreasonably restrict an ADU or junior ADU on a lot zoned for single-family use. An association can still apply reasonable restrictions through its architectural review process.

The city’s parking rules are in Chapter 11.20:

The 72-hour rule is written for public streets. If your association owns its streets, parking is governed mainly by your own rules and by state towing law, so confirm with Roseville Police what the city will and will not enforce inside your gates.

Roseville runs its own water utility. It publishes a recommended watering schedule:

The days in the table are the city’s recommendation. Day-of-week limits become mandatory only when the city declares a drought stage under Chapter 14.09. Three rules apply at all times: no landscape watering between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., no runoff into gutters, and no irrigating during or within 48 hours after measurable rain. Drip irrigation is exempt from day limits. Ask the Water Efficiency Division at (916) 774-5761 which stage is in effect and which column covers an HOA common-area irrigation account, and give the answer to your landscape contractor in writing.

Two points matter for the budget. First, the city’s 2026-27 landscape and irrigation rebates name HOA properties as eligible: $2 per square foot for converting lawn, plus rebates for drip conversion, efficient nozzles and smart controllers, up to $15,000 per fiscal year. The city must approve the project in writing before any work starts. Second, a state law passed in 2023 (AB 1572) will bar the use of drinking water on nonfunctional turf in HOA common areas starting January 1, 2029. A board with decorative lawn can use the rebates to pay for part of a conversion it will have to make anyway.

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

Under Chapter 19.66, native oaks (valley, blue and interior live oak) measuring 6 inches or more in diameter are protected. Removing one, or working within its protected zone, generally requires a city tree permit and replacement planting. The code exempts removal of a tree on a lot with an occupied single-family or two-family home, but not other work around a protected oak. That exemption does not mention association common area, so call Planning at (916) 774-5276 before your vendor removes or trenches near a common-area oak. Unpermitted removal can bring restitution at three times the in-lieu rate, and a violation can also be charged as an infraction or misdemeanor.

Chapter 9.20 requires owners and occupants to clear weeds, rubbish and rank growth from their property and from the abutting half of the street or alley. If the city does the work, the cost goes on the property tax roll as a lien. The Fire Department’s weed abatement program mails notices to owners of vacant parcels each spring with a deadline to cut firebreaks. Associations that own undeveloped lots or open space should expect that notice and budget for the work.

The State Fire Marshal sent Roseville updated fire hazard severity zone designations in February 2025. Look up your common-area addresses on the city’s fire hazard severity zone map, and ask Fire and Life Safety at (916) 774-5800 what applies to each zone.

The noise ordinance, Chapter 9.24, exempts mowers, blowers, pool pumps and power tools between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., and private construction from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. Put those hours in your landscape and construction contracts. Your own rules can set shorter hours.