Jacksonville Beach, FL Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

Section 34-731(c)(2) ties the parking requirement to the unit's maximum occupancy. Minimum off-street parking equals the maximum occupancy, as set in § 34-731(c)(1), divided by four, which the section explains as one parking space per four transient occupants. All fractions are rounded to the next higher whole number. Occupancy itself is two persons per bedroom plus two, and never more than twelve.

Off-street parking standards follow Article VII, Division 1, parking and loading standards of the Jacksonville Beach Land Development Code. Properties with legal nonconforming parking are grandfathered for two parking spaces. Grass parking is only permitted on rentals with legal nonconforming parking where paved parking is not available. Garage spaces count if the space is open and available and the transient occupants are given vehicular access to the garage. At no time can parking block a sidewalk or designated urban trail.

The code also sets a cap: a maximum of four cars may be parked at any given short-term vacation rental property at one time. The rental's lease agreement must state the total number of vehicles allowed, not to exceed the number of off-street spaces designated on the registration certificate. The required posting inside the unit must show the maximum number of vehicles and the location of the off-street parking spaces. Before a certificate issues, the owner's notarized affidavit must verify that the property has the appropriate amount of on-site vehicular parking.