Midland County does NOT set STR occupancy caps in unincorporated areas. Texas counties lack zoning authority (Tex. LGC Ch. 233) and the county has no STR ordinance. Effective ceilings come from septic (OSSF) capacity under 30 TAC Ch. 285. City of Midland STR rules apply inside city limits.
Midland County has not adopted any STR occupancy ordinance for unincorporated areas. Texas counties lack general police power to zone single-family residential use; Tex. LGC Ch. 232 limits the county to subdivision platting and Ch. 240 covers floodplain. There is no county limit on overnight guests, bedrooms rented, or guest-to-bedroom ratios. The practical ceiling is the septic system: 30 TAC Ch. 285, administered by the OSSF program, sizes systems by bedroom count; overloading is a TCEQ violation. Inside Midland city, Ordinance 10190 governs STRs and IPMC minimums apply (commonly 70 sq ft for the first occupant and 50 sq ft per additional). Permian Basin oil-worker demand does not change the county's hands-off stance. Confirm with Midland Planning at (432) 685-7325.
No county STR occupancy penalty in unincorporated areas. Septic overload: TCEQ violation under 30 TAC Ch. 285 β administrative penalties, repair orders. City of Midland over-occupancy under Ord. 10190: civil penalties up to $500/day Class C misdemeanor.
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