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Short-term rental rules in Alpine, TX
How Alpine 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.
- discretionary conditional use permit required for every short-term rental
- City Council public-hearing approval with deniable neighborhood-harm finding
- no by-right whole-home STR; non-owner whole-home only via discretionary CUP
- 200-foot neighbor notice and public testimony before approval
Based on: City of Alpine Short-Term Rental Special Use Permit Program (STR defined as rental of <30 consecutive days, classified
Summary of the rule
Alpine Code of Ordinances Appendix C (Zoning), Section 20 - Conditional use permit (Ord. No. 2025-07-01, Exh. A, adopted 7-15-25; also Ord. 2016-08-02, 2016-10-03): 'The purpose of this procedure is to provide for review and discretionary approval of uses typically having unusual site development features or unique operating characteristics requiring special consideration so that they may be located, designed, and operated compatibly with uses on surrounding properties... intended to encourage broad public review and evaluation...' Approval criteria (deniable/discretionary findings): '1. That such use will not, under the specific circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of the surrounding area and that the proposed use is necessary or desirable and provides a service or facility that contributes to the general wellbeing of the surrounding area. 2. That such use will comply with the regulations and conditions specified in this ordinance...' This is a genuinely DISCRETIONARY/deniable conditional-use approval, not a ministerial permit.
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