Stonecrest, GA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Article XVIII (Sec. 15.18.1 - 15.18.6) regulates short-term vacation rentals, defined in Sec. 15.18.2 as a dwelling unit that permits any part of the premises to be used by transient guests for a fee for stays under 30 consecutive days. Sec. 15.18.3(b) requires the owner to submit an annual registration to the City Manager or a designee as part of the business-tax-certificate process, and Sec. 15.18.3(b)(3) specifically requires that application to state the number of bedrooms, the maximum occupancy and the number and location of off-street parking spaces on the premises and any off-premises parking applicable.

The ordinance text does not itself set a numeric ceiling, such as a persons-per-bedroom formula; it makes the owner declare the occupancy figure and keeps that number on file. Sec. 15.18.3(c) requires the city to keep a database of STVR unit information and any citations that occur, and to notify the owner and agent of any citation for a code violation. Sec. 15.18.3(d) makes clear that stating an occupancy figure does not relieve the owner or the required short-term rental agent of personal liability for noncompliance with any applicable law governing the use and occupancy of the unit, so exceeding the declared occupancy or violating another applicable code remains independently enforceable.