Kirkwood, MO Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Section 25-36(k) sets the use-specific standards for short-term rentals across Kirkwood's residential districts, and paragraphs (3) and (4) split the guest and bedroom caps by district. In the R-3, R-4, and R-5 Districts, an owner can rent no more than two bedrooms to no more than four overnight guests at any particular time. In the lower-density R-1 and R-2 Districts, the code allows up to four bedrooms rented to up to eight overnight guests at once. These caps sit alongside the rest of § 25-36(k)'s short-term rental standards: rooms can be rented only on a daily basis, for no more than 14 consecutive days and no more than 30 days in a calendar year to the same guests, and only one short-term rental is allowed per block, with 'block' meaning both sides of the street between two intersecting streets.

An owner also needs one on-site parking space for each short-term rental room, on top of any parking already required under § 25-65, and must provide a local contact person available 24 hours a day to respond to complaints within 45 minutes.