Montgomery County requires STR operators to provide adequate off-street parking for guests as a condition of the Chapter 54 license. On-street parking complaints from neighbors can affect license renewal. HOA parking restrictions also apply in many communities.
Montgomery County Code Chapter 54 licensing conditions require short-term rental operators to address guest parking. Operators must ensure guests park in available off-street spaces such as driveways and garages rather than creating overflow on neighborhood streets. While the county does not mandate a specific parking-to-bedroom ratio for STRs, repeated neighbor complaints about guest vehicles blocking driveways, crowding streets, or violating residential parking permit zones can jeopardize the STR license. Many unincorporated communities in Montgomery County have residential parking permit programs managed by the Department of Transportation (MCDOT). Guests without proper permits may be ticketed in these zones. HOA-governed communities, which are prevalent in Bethesda, Potomac, Germantown, and Clarksburg, frequently impose their own parking rules that STR guests must follow. Operators are expected to communicate parking instructions to guests in their house rules as part of the licensing program.
Parking violations: standard county parking fines. Persistent parking complaints linked to STR: warning then potential license conditions or suspension under Chapter 54.
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