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Short-term rental rules in Burnet, TX
How Burnet 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: short-term rentals prohibited in all zoning districts
- STR use only on properties carrying a council-designated STR zoning overlay
- city hotel occupancy tax of 7% reaching tourist homes and STR stays
- no state preemption in Texas
Based on: Burnet Code Sec. 118-68(d) STR overlay (Ord. No. 2012-06, 2-28-12; Ord. No. 2024-01, Sec. 3, 1-23-24); Sec. 118-2 STR
Summary of the rule
STR-Short-term rental overlay. Unless authorized by STR Overlay, short-term rentals are prohibited in all zoning districts. Those properties with the STR Overlay may allow for short-term rental use in accordance with the City of Burnet short-term rental ordinance.
Last reviewed Oct 22, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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