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Short-term rental rules in Plano, TX
How Plano 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 for new STRs (live-in management STRs in Heritage overlays excepted)
- STR registration required for every STR ($300 per registration or renewal)
- live-in management required in Heritage overlay districts
- apartment STRs capped at one unit or 5% per complex, more by Specific Use Permit
Based on: STR Zoning Ordinance No. 2024-4-13 and STR Registration Ordinance No. 2024-4-14 (adopted April 22, 2024); nonconforming
Summary of the rule
Short-term Rental uses are permitted in a dwelling in: A. Any nonresidential zoning district except O-1, or B. Multifamily Residences, consistent with Sec. 15.2300.7.
Active litigation / open question
A temporary injunction (Dec 6, 2023) against Plano's earlier 2023 STR ordinances was reported in press; those ordinances were superseded by Ord. 2024-4-13/2024-4-14, which the city presents as in force. No injunction against the 2024 ordinances found.
Reported as fact only, reflecting the code as currently in effect — not legal advice, and not a prediction of the outcome. Verify current status before relying on it.
Last reviewed Oct 22, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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