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Short-term rental rules in Pass Christian, MS
How Pass Christian 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.
- STR-specific annual license required ($400 + $20 privilege license)
- Hard citywide cap of 150 STRs in residential (T-3R) and mixed-use (T-4L) zones
- Neighborhood density cap: no more than 20% of homes on a street may be STRs
- Permit non-transferable on sale in residential/mixed-use zones once density cap exceeded
- Enforcement: revocation + legal proceedings for unlicensed active STRs
Based on: 2023 Short-Term Rental Ordinance (adopted amendments Oct 3, 2023; effective Nov 3, 2023); zoning Appendix C, Art. VIII
Summary of the rule
STRs capped at 150 in residential (T-3R) and mixed-use (T-4L) zones (~100 operating at adoption); neighborhood density limited so no more than 20% of homes on a street may be STRs; no cap in commercial (T-5C).
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