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

Section 405.735 of the Waynesville Municipal Code splits occupancy limits by how the short-term rental is structured. For a short-term rental of an entire residence, the section allows a maximum of two persons per bedroom or sleeping room, or the occupancy limit assigned to the property by the City Building Official under the International Building Code, whichever governs, as the approved number of lodging guests. For a short-term rental of individual lodging rooms within an occupied residence, the section caps the arrangement at three rooms per residence rented to guests, with a maximum of two persons per rented room, or the occupancy limit assigned under the International Residential Code, whichever applies.

Both formats carry additional conditions tied to household character: the property cannot be rented or used for receptions, parties, weddings or similar events, and both a whole-residence rental and a lodging-room rental must provide dedicated parking, with at least three spaces required for a residence rental in R1 or R2, and at least one space per rented unit for a lodging-room rental in those districts. The residence must keep a residential appearance, trash receptacles may only be curbside on service days, and noise must stay at a level typical for a residential home, all administered under the same § 405.735 that sets the underlying occupancy caps for the City of Waynesville, Missouri.