Kent County, DE Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

Section 205-68.I(5) of the Zoning Code adds a parking condition specifically for short-term rentals: the residential dwelling must continue to meet the parking standard set for it under § 205-226, and the property owner must provide one additional off-street parking space because of the short-term rental use. The rule specifies that these parking spaces must be provided off-street, so a rental cannot rely on street parking, a shared lot, or an unpermitted gravel pull-off to satisfy either the base residential requirement or the extra space triggered by the rental.

This condition sits inside § 205-68, the article the code labels Conditions of Approval, which governs residential uses that are permitted by right subject to specific standards rather than a discretionary hearing. Because short-term rentals carry a 'PC' designation in the Permitted Use Table, the parking condition applies automatically to every qualifying rental in the AC, AR, RS1, RS5, RM and RMH Districts; it is not something imposed case-by-case by the Levy Court. The extra space requirement layers on top of, rather than replaces, whatever off-street parking Article XVII, Parking, already requires for the underlying dwelling, whether that is a single-family home, a room being rented within it, or an approved accessory dwelling unit.

Property owners converting a home into a short-term rental should confirm the driveway or yard area can physically accommodate the added space before listing, since the county measures compliance against both the base residential parking count and the added rental space together.