Unincorporated Chatham County sets no annual cap on the number of nights a short-term rental may operate. Tybee Island instead imposes a minimum: non-conforming rentals must rent at least 90 days in a 12-month period, and Savannah caps non-owner-occupied density in historic districts.
The Chatham County ordinance contains no maximum-nights limit; a licensed rental may operate year-round. Tybee Island takes the opposite approach for non-conforming rentals in its R-1, R-1-B and R-2 zones: a property must be rented at least 90 days in the preceding 12 months (effective May 1, 2023) or it is treated as an abandoned use and loses renewal eligibility. Savannah limits density rather than nights, capping non-owner-occupied STVRs at 20% of parcels in its historic districts. Owners should confirm which jurisdiction their property falls under.
On Tybee, a non-conforming rental that fails to rent at least 90 days in the preceding 12 months is deemed an abandoned use and is ineligible for permit renewal.
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