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Short-term rental rules in Port Aransas, TX
How Port Aransas 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.
- Permit required
- Residential-district exclusion
- Zoning: R2 and above
- Local contact within 1 hour
- Active enforcement
Based on: Port Aransas Code Ch.12 Art.VIII (Ord. 2022-02)
Summary of the rule
Ch.25 Zoning §25-113 (R-1 single-family residential district): 'Single-family residence. Long term rental is allowed. Temporary, transient rental of single-family residence structures is not allowed, except as a blanket special permit under section 25-271.' §25-114 (R-2 medium density residential district): 'Any use allowed in an R-1 district. Within this district long term rental and temporary, transient rental of single-family residence structures is allowed.' Confirms STR (transient rental) is excluded from the R-1 base single-family district and first becomes an allowed use at R-2; TR-1/TR-2/TR-3 tourist/recreational districts also allow it as R-1/R-2 use is inherited upward.
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Last reviewed Sep 10, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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