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Short-term rental rules in Kerrville, TX
How Kerrville 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.
- Short-term rentals permitted BY RIGHT in only five zoning districts (R-1A, R-3, RT, DAC, MU); the base single-family residential district R-1 (and R-2/RE/RM) excludes STRs entirely
- 2022 zoning amendment removed the prior Conditional-Use-Permit option that had allowed STRs in RE/R-1/R-2/RM, so those residential zones no longer permit STRs at all
- 250-ft separation distance required between STRs in R-1A (single-family-with-ADU district)
- STR-specific registration/permit required ($100 initial/1 yr, $50 renewal) via Chapter 80
- City Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) owed monthly by operator
Based on: Zoning Code Ch. 60 amendment, Ord. 2022-28 (STR land-use table) + Ch. 80 STR regs, Ord. 2022-30, adopted Dec 13, 2022
Summary of the rule
Short-term rentals are allowed in these zoning areas: R-1A (single-family residential with accessory dwelling unit), R-3 (multifamily residential), RT (residential transition), DAC (downtown arts and cultural), and MU (mixed use).
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