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Short-term rental rules in Tarpon Springs, FL
How Tarpon Springs regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- pre-2011 grandfathered zoning exclusion: 'tourist homes' limited to single-family detached dwellings only
- 1,200 ft separation distance between tourist homes (dispersal cap that limits supply)
- STRs permitted by-right in only one district (Resort Residential); elsewhere require conditional-use public hearing
- city commission deliberately declines to expand/relax rules to avoid forfeiting grandfathered status (Fla. Stat. §509.032(7))
Based on: Tarpon Springs Land Development Code (Appendix, Zoning) 'tourist home' provisions + SmartCode 'seasonal/short-term
Summary of the rule
Tourist home may not be located within 1,200 feet of a pre-existing, approved tourist home (dispersal cap limiting supply)
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Last reviewed Sep 9, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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