Parma, OH Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

Section 1729.04(a)(7) requires a host to provide off-street parking for one vehicle per every two bedrooms within the dwelling unit. Like the occupancy cap in the same subsection, the parking ratio scales directly with bedroom count: a two-bedroom short-term rental needs one off-street space, a four-bedroom rental needs two, and so on. The rule sits among the other host-requirements items in Section 1729.04(a), which also cover smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, trash and recycling arrangements, and liability insurance, all of which the Commissioner can check during the mandatory monthly self-inspection under Section 1729.03(f) and the annual maintenance inspection under Section 1729.03(g).

A short-term rental applicant has to disclose the number of guestrooms in service on the permit application itself under Section 1729.03(b)(5), giving the Commissioner the bedroom count needed to verify the required parking ratio is actually met before a permit issues. Because the parking duty is a condition of the permit rather than a separately fined offense, a host who cannot provide the required off-street spaces risks denial of a new application or non-renewal under the grounds-for-denial provisions in Section 1729.05, and an existing host who stops meeting the ratio, for example after converting a garage to living space, risks suspension or revocation under Section 1729.06.