Lafayette Parish, LA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- City of Lafayette only
- Requirement
- Disclose number/location of legal parking spaces
- Citation
- § 73-16(b)(9), incorporates Ch. 86 Art. IX
- Enforcement
- Director may deny, suspend or revoke license
- Not covered
- Unincorporated parish and other parish cities
Summary
Short-term rental license applicants in the City of Lafayette must disclose the number and location of on-site legal parking spaces; the rule applies only within the city, not the unincorporated parish or other parish municipalities.
The number and location of parking spaces legally available on the property upon which the short-term rental is located to be used for its operation;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 65).
Full Breakdown
Lafayette's short-term rental ordinance doesn't set a minimum parking count, but it does make you show your work. Under City Code § 73-16(b)(9), every STR license application must state the number and location of parking spaces legally available on the property for guest use, subject to the director's approval. Operators must also follow the city's general stopping, standing and parking regulations in Chapter 86, Article IX, which § 73-8 incorporates by reference into STR operations. This chapter applies only inside the City of Lafayette limits (§ 73-2): unincorporated Lafayette Parish and the separate municipalities of Broussard, Carencro, Duson, Scott, Youngsville and Milton aren't covered.
Violations & Fines
Incomplete or inaccurate parking disclosure can get a license application denied outright, or, once a license issues, exposes the licensee to fines, suspension or revocation after an informal hearing before the director.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Lafayette require a minimum number of parking spaces for short-term rentals?
Do these STR parking rules apply outside the City of Lafayette?
Sources & Official References
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