STRO can only occur at a legally permitted dwelling unit that is free of code violations. 

In addition, STROs are not allowed at the following locations: 

• Income-restricted affordable housing units 

• Student housing, dormitories and Single-Room-Occupancy buildings 

• Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADU) permitted & built after September 2017 

• Guest houses, guest quarters and guest’s units regardless of when they were built or permitted 

• Shipping containers and outdoor sleeping areas 

• Vans, recreational vehicles (RVs), boats or similar watercraft 

• Illegal garage conversions, unpermitted units, unpermitted structures, illegal conversions of basements to habitable space, tiny homes, huts, tents, plastic domes/glamping 

• Commercial office/retail or industrial (warehouse) spaces