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Short-term rental rules in Wimberley, TX
How Wimberley 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.
- Non-owner-occupied whole-home STR (STR 2) requires a discretionary, deniable Conditional Use Permit — never by-right in any residential district
- STR 2 now prohibited outright in Single-Family Residential 3 (R-3) zoning district (residential-zone exclusion)
- CUP requires P&Z public hearing + City Council public hearing with final Council discretion; 200-ft neighbor notice; supermajority (4 of 5) required if >=20% of contiguous owners oppose
- City lifted a Nov 2025 STR moratorium only on adopting the tightened Aug 2026 ordinance
Based on: City of Wimberley Zoning Ordinance STR provisions, as amended by Ordinance 2027-07 (adopted Aug 20, 2026); prior STR
Summary of the rule
Property owners who wish to operate an STR must apply through the conditional use permit (CUP) process, which includes neighbor notifications (letters to neighbors within 200 feet) and a public hearing before both the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Wimberley City Council; ultimately, Council makes the decision on issuance of the permit. A supermajority vote (4 of 5 Council members) is required if 20% or more of contiguous property owners oppose the permit.
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