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Short-term rental rules in Fredericksburg, TX
How Fredericksburg 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.
- Tiered zoning supply exclusion: R3 bans all; R1 / R2 freeze new unoccupied STRs
- Condo STR supply capped existing only CUP
- Mandatory annual inspection permit
- Grandfather pre-Apr 2022, transferable within 90 days only
Based on: Ordinance 2023-18, Code of Ordinances Ch.23 Art.V (STRs) + Zoning Ord. Sec.20.222; eff 2024-01-01
Summary of the rule
Zoning Ordinance (Appendix B) Sec.4.400: R-3 permits ZERO STR types (blank across STR-ADU/B&B/FACILITY/UNOCCUPIED). R-1/R-2 allow STR-ADU + STR-B&B by-right, but STR-FACILITY is not permitted and STR-UNOCCUPIED only via ZBA special exception (Sec.5.500 / Ch.20 §20-223) — i.e. new unoccupied STRs / new STR facilities are barred outside the special-exception route.
Last reviewed Sep 8, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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