Showing ordinances that apply to Scenic Oaks, TX
Scenic Oaks is an unincorporated community (population 10,458) in Bexar County, Texas. Because Scenic Oaks is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Bexar County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The night caps rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Bexar County has no STR night cap in unincorporated areas. San Antonio limits Type 2 non-owner-occupied STRs to 12.5% of any residential block face. No Texas statewide STR preemption exists.
Texas has no statewide STR preemption law; the Legislature has considered but not passed bills that would bar cities from regulating STRs. Bexar County itself does not cap the number of nights a property can be rented short-term in unincorporated areas. The City of San Antonio takes a density-based approach rather than a night-cap approach. Under Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances, STRs are classified as Type 1 (owner-occupied, where the operator lives on the property and rents rooms or the whole unit while present or temporarily absent) or Type 2 (non-owner-occupied, typically whole-home rentals where no one lives on site permanently). Type 1 STRs are not capped in number. Type 2 STRs are limited to 12.5 percent of the units on any block face in residential zoning districts, meaning only 1 in 8 homes on a typical block can operate as a non-owner STR. Applications beyond the density cap are denied or waitlisted. Permits are valid for 3 years and renewable. Several Bexar suburbs including Alamo Heights prohibit STRs outright in single-family zones, and Windcrest and Shavano Park impose tighter density rules. Texas HB 2665 from the 2023 session did not pass.
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