Kirkwood, MO Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

Section 25-36(k)(12) of the Kirkwood Code adds a parking requirement specific to short-term rentals, on top of the City's general residential parking standard. The provision states that in addition to any vehicular parking required per § 25-65, one on-site parking space must be provided for each short-term rental room. Because § 25-36(k)(3) and (k)(4) already cap how many bedrooms can be rented (two bedrooms in the R-3, R-4 and R-5 Districts, or up to four bedrooms in the R-1 and R-2 Districts), the parking obligation scales directly with the number of rented rooms rather than the dwelling as a whole: a host renting the maximum four bedrooms in an R-1 lot must provide four dedicated on-site spaces for those rooms alone, separate from whatever spaces the base residential use already requires under § 25-65.

This is enforced as part of the same zoning use-specific standards that govern occupancy limits, owner residency and the 14-day/30-day rental caps, meaning a property that lacks the required on-site spaces for its rented rooms is out of compliance with its permitted use regardless of whether it otherwise meets the occupancy and licensing requirements. The rule is meant to keep guest and host vehicles off the street in single-family neighborhoods where short-term rentals are permitted only as an accessory activity within an owner-occupied home.