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Short-term rental rules in Long Beach, MS
How Long 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.
- Special use permit per unit public hearing
- 200 ft neighbor notice
- HOA consent required; denied if covenants prohibit
- Insurance annual renewal revocable
- Occupancy tax registration
- No numeric cap
Based on: Ordinance #622 (eff 2016-10-27) amended by Ord. #660 ('Short-Term Rentals - Residential')
Summary of the rule
Unified Land Use Ord. Sec.131 (Ord.622 §2, 2016): STR requires a short-term-lodging SPECIAL USE PERMIT + occupancy-tax registration per unit; permitted in all residential zones ONLY via that special-use process — 200-ft landowner notice, public hearing before the Planning & Development Commission, HOA consent (DENIED if HOA covenants prohibit STRs), insurance, annual renewal, revocation for violations. No numeric citywide cap.
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