Carrollton, TX Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Parking cap
- Limited to off-street spaces available
- Street parking
- Prohibited for STR/B&B guests
- Public-park lots
- Prohibited for STR/B&B guests
- Banned vehicle types
- RV, motor home, bus, boat, commercial
- Surface requirement
- No parking on unapproved surface
Summary
Carrollton short-term rental guests can park only in available off-street spaces, never on a residential street or public-park lot, and RVs, boats, buses, or commercial vehicles can't sit on the premises at all under the STR-specific parking rule.
(F) Parking restrictions. (1) It shall be unlawful for the owner, operator, manager, or occupant of a STR or B&B, to occupy a motor home, recreational vehicle, bus, boat, commercial vehicle, or otherwise prohibited motor vehicle on the premises of a STR or B&B or on a residential street or on parking dedicated for use at a public park. (2) It shall be unlawful for the owner, operator, or manager of a STR or B&B to permit, allow, or advise occupants to park more vehicles on the premises than the available off-street parking spaces, or to suffer or permit parking of vehicles on an unapproved surface. (3) The maximum amount of motor vehicles allowed to be parked at a STR or B&B shall be limited to the number of available off-street parking spaces.
Full Breakdown
30(F), part of the STR and B&B requirements and restrictions in Chapter 97, bars the owner, operator, manager, or occupant of a short-term rental or bed and breakfast from occupying a motor home, recreational vehicle, bus, boat, commercial vehicle, or other prohibited motor vehicle on the STR or B&B premises, on a residential street, or on parking dedicated to a public park. 30(F)(2)-(3) caps vehicle parking at the number of available off-street parking spaces and makes it unlawful for the owner, operator, or manager to permit, allow, or advise occupants to park more vehicles than that, or to park on an unapproved surface.
30(F)(4)-(5) separately bars an owner, operator, or manager of either a B&B or an STR from permitting, allowing, suffering, or advising occupants to park on a residential street or in public-park parking at all, regardless of off-street capacity. 29(D), which bars paving over pervious soil to add parking capacity without DCO approval, so a host cannot solve an overflow problem by expanding the driveway on their own. 29(I). This chapter-97 parking regime is specific to licensed lodging uses and applies on top of, not in place of, the citywide traffic and parking code.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the off-street parking cap, parking on an unapproved surface, or letting guests park on a residential street or public-park lot is a misdemeanor under Section 97.11, punishable per Section 10.99 for each day the violation continues, with each day a separate offense under Section 97.09(A). Civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation per day are available under Section 97.09(J), and repeated parking citations count toward the three-citation threshold in Sections 97.26(A)(2) and 97.27(B)(2) that can trigger denial or revocation of the lodging license.
Frequently Asked Questions
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