In this article:
Minor.
Any person under 17 years of age.
Owner.
Any person who has a property interest in the short-term rental or the premises.
Premises.
A property, lot, or tract of land, including but not limited to any structure, building, walkway, pool, yard, patio, or deck situated thereon, being used as a short-term rental, excluding any property, lot, or tract of land that is zoned for use as a hotel or motel, as defined by the GDC.
Prohibited conduct.
Any of the conduct described in section 26.64 below.
Responsible party.
(1) 
Any Owner of a short-term rental;
(2) 
Any person who rents, leases, or uses a premises for short-term rentals; or
(3) 
Any person who organizes, manages, sponsors, or hosts an event, party, or gathering at a short-term rental.
Short-term rental.
A land use located within a residential zoning district or within 200 feet of a residential zoning district, which has been (1) advertised as available for rent, lease, license, or use for a period of less than 32 calendar days; or (2) rented, leased, or licensed to a person other than an Owner, for a period of less than 32 calendar days.
(Ordinance 7403 adopted 2/21/2023)
No person shall rent, lease, use, or license a single-family premises, or portion thereof, for a short-term rental without first obtaining a single-family permit issued under the provisions of section 32.09 of this Code.
(Ordinance 7403 adopted 2/21/2023)
A premises being used as a short-term rental shall have a functioning telephone and an operational landline having the telephone number that the Owner provided to the City Police Department. The number of the landline shall be posted in a conspicuous place on or near the front door of the premises at all times while the premises are being used as a short-term rental.
(Ordinance 7403 adopted 2/21/2023)
(A) 
An Owner shall provide each owner of immediately adjoining properties, including properties located across alleys and streets, with written notice on an annual basis that the premises will be used as a short-term rental. The notice shall contain the full names and current telephone numbers of all Owners and property managers, which are to be monitored by the respective owner or manager 24 hours per day during the term of a rental, lease, or license. Notice shall be deemed to have been given if mailed to each property owner by certified or registered mail on the third business day after the date on which it is mailed. An Owner shall attach the certified mail return receipts, or USPS tracking information, as proof of proper notice to neighbors to the registration form required in section 32.09, "single-family permits" of this Code.
(B) 
The owner of a premises being used as a short-term rental must place a notice in a conspicuous place, within 5 feet of the front door or main entrance, on a placard that states the premises is registered as a short-term rental. The notice must be legible and in 18-point font and contain:
(1) 
The full name of the owner or property manager;
(2) 
The telephone number of the landline of the premises; and
(3) 
The telephone number of the person required to monitor a telephone associated with the management of the premises.
(Ordinance 7403 adopted 2/21/2023)
(A) 
The following conduct is Prohibited Conduct by an Owner, manager, operator, host, resident, guest, patron, invitee, or client of the Short-term rental while on the Premises:
(1) 
A violation of Chapter 26, Section 26.09, "Sound Amplification on Vehicles," of this Code of Ordinances on or within 50 feet of a property line of the Premises where the violating vehicle is owned, controlled, or operated by a resident, patron, guest, sponsor, invitee, client, or owner of the Short-term rental;
(2) 
A violation of Chapter 22, Article V, "Noise Control," of this Code of Ordinance;
(3) 
A violation of Chapter 26, section 26.14, "Fireworks prohibited," of this Code of Ordinance;
(4) 
A violation of Chapter 32, Article II, "Property Maintenance and Nuisance Abatement," of this Code of Ordinance;
(5) 
On-street parking of any vehicle owned, leased, controlled, or operated by an agent, contractor, employee, owner, resident, guest, patron, invitee, or client of the Short-term rental;
(6) 
Any violation of Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, section 106.05 (Possession of Alcohol by Minor) or section 106.06 (Furnishing Alcohol to Minor);
(7) 
Any violation of state or federal law that is classified as a class B misdemeanor or higher; or
(B) 
In the event a guest, patron, invitee, or client of the Short-term rental engages in conduct which the resident, person in charge of the Premises, or the organizer or sponsor could not reasonably foresee and the conduct is an isolated instance of an invited guest of the Premises violating the law which the resident, person in charge of the Premises, or the organizer or sponsor is unable to reasonably control without the intervention of a peace officer and the resident, person in charge of the Premises, or organizer or sponsor is the person who calls the police, the unlawful conduct of the guest, patron, invitee, or client shall not be attributable to the Owner, resident, person in charge of the premises, or the organizer or sponsor for the purpose of determining whether the event constitutes Prohibited conduct that may negatively impact the Short-term rental's permit.
(C) 
There shall be a presumption that the same type of Prohibited conducted occurring on the Premises by any guest, patron, invitee, or clients of the Short-term rental more than three times within a 12-month period is reasonably foreseeable and is not an isolated occurrence.
(Ordinance 7403 adopted 2/21/2023; Ordinance 7625 adopted 9/2/2025)
Premises being used as short-term rentals shall be treated as an "establishment" under section 26.10, "curfew hours for minors," of this Code of Ordinances. Minors present on the premises during the term of a short-term rental shall be subject to the curfew provisions of section 26.10 of the Code of Ordinances, and except as otherwise provided therein must be accompanied by a "parent" during "curfew hours."
(Ordinance 7403 adopted 2/21/2023)
It shall be unlawful for an owner to rent or lease a short-term rental for a period of more than 30 days or less than 48 hours.
(Ordinance 7625 adopted 9/2/2025)
(A) 
An Owner commits an offense if he allows, suffers, or operates a short-term rental without a valid single-family permit for the premises on which the short-term rental use occurs.
(B) 
An Owner commits an offense if he allows, suffers, or operates a short-term rental and fails to provide the City with accurate and up-to-date registration information required by section 32.09 in a timely manner.
(C) 
A Responsible Party commits an offense if he violates, allows, or suffers a violation of any provision of this article by a manager, host, resident, guest, patron, invitee, or client of a short-term rental.
(D) 
A person commits an offense if he is a guest, invitee, patron, or manager, host, or client of a short-term rental and commits, participates in, allows, or suffers any prohibited conduct on the premises of a short-term rental, or in the case of a violation of chapter 33, article IV, "stopping, standing, and parking," or chapter 26, section 26.09, "sound amplification on vehicles," on or within 500 feet of the property lines of the premises.
(E) 
On-street parking violations contained within this Article may be enforced as a civil offense pursuant to the provisions of chapter 24, articles II and III of this code, in addition to being subject to the criminal penalties and procedures established in chapters 26 and 32 of this Code.
(Ordinance 7403 adopted 2/21/2023; Ordinance 7625 adopted 9/2/2025)