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Short-term rental rules in Corpus Christi, TX
How Corpus Christi 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.
- In-force moratorium on new Type 1 (owner-occupied) STR permits, effective immediately through 2026-11-17
- 15% block-face density cap on Type 2 (non-owner-occupied) STRs in single-family residential areas, applied to both new applications and renewals (minimum 1 per block face)
- Type 2 STRs entirely prohibited in single-family zoning districts within the Padre/Mustang Island Area Development Plan boundary
- STR-specific registration/permit required citywide via MuniRevs
Based on: STR Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code, approved by City Council 2022-06-28; council action reported
Summary of the rule
Type 2 STRs limited to "15% of the block face and will be awarded on a first come, first served basis" (except Padre/Mustang Island where prohibited); council directed staff (2026-08-26) to implement this existing 15% density limit for both new applications and permit renewals, with a minimum of one Type 2 STR permitted per block face.
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