Medina, OH Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Parking ratio
- 1 space per bedroom
- Governing table
- §1145.04(a) Schedule of Parking Requirements
- Plan required
- Submitted to Planning Director (§1145.03)
- Standard type
- Minimum, not adjustable downward
- First-offense fine
- $150 to $500 (§1103.99)
Summary
Medina's off-street parking schedule requires one parking space for every bedroom in a short-term rental, the same table that sets space counts for every other commercial and residential use citywide. A parking plan showing that count must be submitted to the Planning Director before the required spaces are built or used.
COMMERCIAL USES FORMULA ... Short-term Rental One (1) space for each bedroom.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025-01: Local legislation current through June 24, 2025 | State legislation current through December 31, 2024).
Full Breakdown
04(a) establishes the Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements Medina applies to every land use in the city, and the short-term rental line of that schedule sets the ratio at one space for each bedroom in the unit, listed among the "Commercial Uses" alongside standards such as two spaces per examination room for a veterinary office and one space per 300 square feet plus stacking spaces for a bar or tavern. 03 requires the owner to submit a parking plan to the Planning Director showing the total number of spaces, the arrangement of parking aisles, driveway entrance locations, and provisions for vehicular and pedestrian circulation, so the space count for a short-term rental is verified at the same time the Planning Director reviews the rest of the site.
04(a) states that accessory parking shall be provided "not less than as set forth in the following schedule," so one space per bedroom is a floor, not a target the Planning Commission can waive downward for a short-term rental. A short-term rental that under-supplies parking against this schedule is treated as any other zoning violation in Medina, enforced through the Planning Director's inspection and correction process.
Violations & Fines
Under-supplying the required bedroom-based parking count is enforced like any other Zoning Ordinance violation: the Planning Director orders written correction under Sections 1107.04 and 1107.05, and an uncorrected violation is prosecuted under Section 1103.99, carrying a fine of $150 to $500 for a first offense, up to $1,000 for a third offense, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
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