6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Pasco County, Florida.
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Pasco County requires a Conditional Use permit from the Planning Director for vacation rentals under Ordinance 99-21 and LDC Section 402.5.B. Annual registration with the Growth Management/Zoning Department is mandatory. Operators must also obtain a DBPR license and Pasco County business tax receipt.
Short-term rental noise in unincorporated Pasco County is governed by the general noise ordinance (Chapter 66, Division 2). The Conditional Use permit process may include additional noise conditions. STR operators and owners are jointly responsible for guest compliance.
Pasco County levies a 5% Tourist Development Tax on all transient rentals (Ordinance 22-15, effective June 2022). Combined with Florida's 6% sales tax and 1% county surtax, the total tax rate is approximately 12%. Tax is collected by the Pasco County Tax Collector since October 2019 (Ordinance 19-23).
Pasco County's Conditional Use permit for vacation rentals requires designated parking for renters and prohibits RV parking on-site or in the right-of-way. The expanded county RV parking rules (LDC §530.5, effective Nov 2025) prohibit all RV parking in the right-of-way countywide.
Fla. Stat. § 509.032 (2018) (Public lodging preemption)
A local law, ordinance, or regulation may not prohibit vacation rentals or regulate the duration or frequency of rental of vacation rentals. This paragraph does not apply to any local law, ordinance, or regulation adopted on or before June 1, 2011.
Pasco STR occupancy limits are set by the Florida Building Code and Pasco's vacation rental ordinance (typically 2 persons per bedroom plus 2). F.S. §509.032(7)(b) preempts Pasco from banning STRs but allows reasonable occupancy and noise standards applied uniformly to all rentals.
Fla. Stat. § 509.032 (Vacation rentals; state preemption)
A local law, ordinance, or regulation may not prohibit vacation rentals or regulate the duration or frequency of rental of vacation rentals. This paragraph does not apply to any local law, ordinance, or regulation adopted on or before June 1, 2011.
Pasco County does not mandate short-term rental liability insurance. FL §509.032(7) preempts vacation rental regulation, leaving insurance requirements primarily to platforms, HOAs, and hosts' own underwriters rather than county ordinance.
Fla. Stat. § 509.032 (Duties; Preemption Authority for Vacation Rentals)
F.S. 509.032 Duties. (7) PREEMPTION AUTHORITY. (a) The regulation of public lodging establishments and public food service establishments, including, but not limited to, sanitation standards, inspections, training and testing of personnel, and matters related to the nutritional content and marketing of foods offered in such establishments, is preempted to the state. This paragraph does not pree...
3 cities in Pasco County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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