City Watch — West Palm Beach
Pending STR legislation and regulatory rating tracking for West Palm Beach.
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- Thin STR-specific layer only: Ch. 94 zoning defines 'vacation rental, short-term' (min 7 consecutive days) at Sec. 94-611 (authoritative_primary), but that definition is the ONLY STR-specific text in the code
- No city STR registration/permit PROCESS and no supply device at primary: full-text search of Ch. 94 shows no residential-district exclusion, cap, quota, or STR program; STRs otherwise governed by the state DBPR license + general BTR
- City Development Services stated in writing (Aug 2026) that STRs are regulated by the State of Florida, not the municipality
Based on: West Palm Beach Zoning and Land Development Regulations Ch. 94 § 94-611 (Definitions) — 'Vacation rental, short-term'.
“Zoning code § 94-611 defines 'vacation rental, short-term' as a rental 'for a minimum of seven consecutive days' and requires a State of Florida Resort Condominium or Dwelling License (verbatim read at primary). This is a bare use-definition — no district use-table attaches a supply/exclusion device to it. Section-level adoption date not annotated on enCodePlus; immaterial because no operative supply device exists (any post-2011 duration limit would be preempted under §509.032(7)).”— West Palm Beach Zoning and Land Development Regulations Ch. 94 § 94-611 (Definitions) — 'Vacation rental, short-term'.
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Monitoring West Palm Beach · system last checked Sep 21, 2026
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