San Angelo, TX Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Under Sec. 406 of the San Angelo Zoning Ordinance, an STR operator must obtain a Conditional Use approval from the Planning Commission before renting short-term, unless the use table already allows it by right in that zoning district. The application must name an Operator who lives in Tom Green County and provide a phone number; that Operator must post the name, contact information, and noise restrictions under Sec. 8.01.005 of the Code of Ordinances conspicuously in the common area of every rented unit. Approvals run until June 1 following the initial grant and renew automatically each year unless the Planning Commission revokes them.

Noise complaints feed directly into the revocation record. The Planning Commission can suspend or revoke the Conditional Use, after a public hearing conducted the same way as an initial approval, for failing to comply with any federal, state or local law tied to the operation. When weighing revocation the Commission may count not just citations and criminal complaints but 'minor complaints': neighbor reports documented in writing near the time of the incident and backed by facts, including police calls for service that never produced a citation and code enforcement notices that never escalated to one. A pattern of unresolved noise complaints, even without a single ticket issued, can therefore end the permit.

Any suspension or revocation can be appealed the same way as the original decision: a sworn written appeal to the Planning Director within 15 days, a City Council hearing within 30 days that can affirm, modify or reverse the Commission, and a final appeal to a Tom Green County district court within 30 days of the Council's action.