Reading, PA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum on-site spaces
- 1 off-street space
- Public-lot alternative
- Within 700 feet
- Added by
- Ord. No. 58-2025
Summary
Reading requires at least one off-street parking space at every short-term rental, or nearby public parking as a substitute.
At least one (1) off-street parking space shall be provided to accommodate overnight and day guests on the short-term rental property. In lieu of the required off-street parking spaces, the use of public parking facilities within seven hundred (700) feet may be considered provided that the parking spaces are available to the short-term rental unit.
(6) The short-term rental occupants and/or guests shall not engage in disorderly conduct or disturb the peace and quiet of any nearby neighborhood or person by loud, unusual or excessive noise, by tumultuous or offensive conduct, public indecency, threatening, traducing, quarreling, challenging to fight, or fighting, or creating a dangerous or physically offensive condition.
(7) The record owner or designated manager, agent or management group shall be responsible to assure that the occupants or guests of the short-term rental do not create unreasonable noise or disturbances, engage in disorderly conduct, or otherwise violate provisions of the City of Reading Code.
(8) Overnight occupancy of recreational vehicles, camper trailers and tents at the property where the short-term rental is located shall be prohibited. Outdoor overnight sleeping of occupants or guests of the short-term rental is prohibited.
(9) A Short-Term Rental shall not have any outside appearance indicating a change of use from the surrounding residential uses. A key box may be a permitted option.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-8: Current through August 10, 2026).
Full Breakdown
City of Reading Code § 600-1108.B(5) requires a short-term rental property to provide at least one off-street parking space for overnight and day guests. Operators are not locked into on-site parking, though: the code allows the use of public parking facilities within 700 feet of the unit in lieu of the required off-street space, as long as those spaces are actually available to short-term rental guests. This sits alongside the district-specific spacing rules (1,000 feet between R-3 units, 500 feet in commercial districts) that also govern where an STR may operate.
Violations & Fines
Enforced as a zoning violation under § 600-206: civil judgment of $100-$500 per day the violation continues, plus court costs and attorney fees.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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