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Short-term rental rules in Grand Haven, MI
How Grand Haven 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.
- residential-zone exclusion — new STR certificates issued only in an enumerated set of non-general-residential districts
- discretionary special-use approval required in Old Town key streets and Dune Residential
- STR certificate of compliance required with inspection and off-street-parking eligibility
- no by-right whole-home STR in general residential zones
Based on: Grand Haven Code of Ordinances Ch. 9, Art. X (Short Term Rentals) + Ch. 40 Zoning use table
Summary of the rule
New requests for short-term certification are possible in the following zoning districts: Southside (only properties that front on Franklin between 5th and Harbor), Old Town (only on Key Street Segments subject to special use approval), Central Business District, Dune Residential (subject to special use approval) and Waterfront-2. In addition, Short Term Rentals are permitted within Grand Landing, The Elliott on Seventh, and Harbourfront Condos.
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