Baytown, TX Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Parking formula
- 1 space per bedroom, plus 1
- Governing section
- ULDC Subsec. 2.33-3(G)(7)(a)
- Verified at
- Permit application and Fire Marshal inspection
- Shortfall consequence
- Counts toward permit revocation violations
Summary
Baytown requires every short-term rental to provide one off-street parking space for each bedroom listed for rent, plus one additional space, under the ULDC's residential-character standards, and the owner must supply evidence of that parking as part of the permit conditions.
a. Parking: the owner must provide evidence of one parking space per bedroom listed for rent plus one additional parking space.
Full Breakdown
Subsec. 33-3(G)(7) of the Unified Land Development Code requires that a short-term rental 'not unreasonably interfere with the peace and enjoyment of surrounding homes as places of residence,' and it lists specific rules the owner or property manager must follow to meet that standard. The first, at Subsec. ' A three-bedroom STR, for example, needs four off-street spaces under this formula. The parking count is also checked as part of the permit process itself: the permit application under Subsec. 33-3(G)(4)(b) must state the number of available parking spaces, and the Fire Marshal's initial inspection under Subsec.
33-3(G)(5)(a) verifies the number of parking spaces provided against what the application claims. Because the parking rule sits inside the 'Residential Character' compliance list, a shortfall is treated the same as a noise or nuisance complaint, feeding into the same violation count that can lead to permit revocation under Subsec. 33-3(G)(8)(c) rather than being a separate, standalone citation category.
Violations & Fines
Failing to provide the required one-space-per-bedroom-plus-one parking counts as a violation of the STR's residential-character conditions under Subsec. 2.33-3(G)(7); it can be cited during the Fire Marshal's initial or renewal inspection, and repeated parking shortfalls count toward the three-violations-in-12-months threshold in Subsec. 2.33-3(G)(8)(c) that authorizes the Director of Planning and Development Services to revoke the STR permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What happens if my STR doesn't have enough parking?
Sources & Official References
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