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Short-term rental rules in Sandusky, OH
How Sandusky 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 of whole-home STR (permitted only in commercial/business zones + TRO overlay)
- conditional-use permit required in Local Business zone
- annual transient rental permit with mandatory health/fire/building inspection
Based on: Sandusky Codified Ordinances §1341.32 (Transient Rental Property Regulation) + zoning use table §1107; Ord. 23-031
Summary of the rule
Transient rentals are a permitted use only in Commercial Recreation (CR), Commercial Services (CS), Downtown Business District (DBD), General Business (GB), Roadside Business (RB), Residential Business (RRB), and within the Transient Rental Overlay (TRO) district; they require a conditional use permit in Local Business (LB). Residential zones are not listed as permitted, absent legal nonconforming use or TRO overlay.
Last reviewed Sep 27, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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