Plano imposes no annual night cap on grandfathered STRs; registered operators may rent year-round. Density is controlled through zoning, with new STRs banned in single-family districts rather than by rental night limits.
Unlike many coastal and resort communities, Plano has no annual maximum number of nights a registered STR may rent. Grandfathered properties that registered before the August 1, 2024 deadline may rent 365 days per year, subject to HOT collection, occupancy rules, noise rules, and insurance. Plano instead controls STR density through zoning: new STRs are prohibited in single-family residential districts, heritage districts require 300-foot spacing between STRs, and new operations are only allowed in hotel, non-residential, multi-family, and heritage zoning. There are no hosted-versus-unhosted distinctions that trigger different night limits, and no primary-residence requirement capping non-owner-occupied operations. Because grandfathered status is property-specific and does not transfer with sale in all cases, an operator who loses status through noncompliance may have no path to reinstate STR use at that property, which is a stronger practical cap than an annual night limit.
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