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Short-term rental rules in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
How Ponte Vedra Beach regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here operate under a registration or permit system with ongoing operating rules.
- annual county registration required (application, sample rental agreement, local BTR, DBPR license, DOR sales-tax cert, fee, affidavit)
- occupancy cap: 2 transient occupants per sleeping room/common area, max 10 (excl. children <=12)
- off-street parking standard (1 space per 3 occupants; vehicle/boat/RV/trailer count capped)
- solid-waste (garbage-can-per-guest) requirement
- county STR ordinance is post-2011 process/registration — preempted from capping supply
Based on: St. Johns County Short-Term Vacation Rental Ordinance (Ord. 2021-23), amending Land Development Code Art. II §
Summary of the rule
Unincorporated St. Johns County (CDP); county LDC + STR ordinance govern; no municipal government
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Last reviewed Sep 9, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
Pending legislation
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