Dougherty County, GA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

Under § 2-19-4(6), the certificate application must state the number of on-site parking spaces available for the rental, and vehicles may park only on surfaces improved with gravel, concrete, asphalt, or other surfaces designated for parking, ruling out parking on bare yards or unimproved ground. Section 2-19-4(8)b requires the posted written rules inside the unit to acknowledge that the maximum occupancy of a short-term rental unit is limited to the amount of on-site parking available for personal vehicles, directly linking how many guests can stay to how many cars the property can accommodate.

Section 2-19-7(b) requires a legible copy of the certificate to be posted in the unit, and item (4) of that subsection requires the posting to include the maximum number of vehicles that may be parked at the unit, alongside the STVRA's contact information, the certificate number, and the maximum occupancy. Section 2-19-5 folds the same figures into pre-issuance notice: before an initial certificate issues, adjoining property owners must be told the maximum number of on-site parking spaces for occupants as part of the required adjacent-owner notification. These parking limits apply on top of, not instead of, any off-street parking standards imposed by the Albany-Dougherty zoning regulations for the property's district.