Hoover, AL Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Required spaces
- One space per bedroom
- Overnight street parking
- Strictly prohibited for transients
- Proof required
- Parking survey filed with permit
- Basis
- Limited by property's actual parking
Summary
Hoover requires one off-street parking space per bedroom at every short-term rental and bans transient guests from parking overnight on the street.
Subject to the limitations of parking availability within the subject property, one (1) parking space per bedroom is required at each short-term rental unit for use by transients. Transients must park all vehicles within designated parking areas of a short-term rental property. Overnight street parking by transients is strictly prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23).
Full Breakdown
Short-term rental operators must provide one parking space per bedroom for transient guests, subject to how much off-street parking the property actually has. Guests are required to park only in the designated parking areas shown on the property's site plan submitted with the permit application, and overnight parking on the public street by a transient is strictly prohibited under Section 6-57, regardless of neighborhood parking availability.
Violations & Fines
Transient overnight street parking is strictly prohibited; violations count as a code violation subject to citation and can factor into permit suspension complaints.
Frequently Asked Questions
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