Katy, TX Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Parking Standard
- Per zoning ordinance
- Right-of-Way
- Cannot count toward minimum
- Yards/Landscape
- Cannot count toward minimum
- Site Plan
- Required at application
- Guest Notice
- Required (parking info)
- Fine
- $500 noncompliance
Summary
Katy STR Article 4.10 requires parking to comply with the zoning ordinance, prohibits required parking in public right-of-way, alleys, or access easements, and bars yards from being used for the minimum required parking.
Sec. 545.302. STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PLACES. (a) An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle: (1) on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; (2) on a sidewalk; (3) in an intersection; (4) on a crosswalk; ... (b) An operator may not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger, stand or park an occupied or unoccupied vehicle: (1) in front of a public or private driveway; (2) within 15 feet of a fire hydrant; (3) within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
Full Breakdown
10 of the Katy Code of Ordinances expressly states that parking for a short-term rental shall comply with the zoning ordinance, that no required parking shall be permitted within public right-of-way, alleys, or access easements as defined by city code or state regulations regarding parking, and that yards shall not be used to provide the minimum required parking. The STR application requires a site plan with parking identified, plus floor plan, ingress and egress, and fire extinguisher locations. Operators must also provide guests with pertinent neighborhood information including parking restrictions, trash collection schedules, and the location of required off-street parking, other available parking, and the prohibition of parking on landscaped areas.
Tents, hammocks, RVs, campers, and vehicles are prohibited from being used as the short-term rental itself. 05 (Parking) of the Code of Ordinances and in the Zoning Ordinance Exhibit 14A; in the Old Katy District the city has waived off-street parking for nonresidential uses, but residential STRs in standard zoning districts must still meet the underlying single-family minimum, typically the existing driveway and garage. ) layer additional HOA parking restrictions on top of city rules.
Violations & Fines
Allowing guests to park in the public right-of-way, alleys, easements, or on yards/landscaped areas to satisfy minimum parking violates Article 4.10. Repeated code violations can lead to STR permit revocation, and the ordinance carries a $500 noncompliance fine. The owner is liable for guest parking violations regardless of who actually parked.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my Katy STR guests park on the street?
Can I count my front yard as parking for an STR?
Do I need a parking site plan to apply for an STR permit?
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