San Angelo, TX Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum spaces
- 2 paved spaces, plus 1 per guest room
- Surface required
- Paved, on same lot as the rental
- CBD exception
- No off-street parking required downtown
- Ineligible property
- City-owned, residentially leased property
- Enforcement
- Verified at Building Official safety inspection
- Max fine
- $2,000 per violation, each day separate
Summary
Every short-term rental and bed and breakfast in San Angelo must provide at least two paved off-street parking spaces on-site, plus one more for each rentable guest room, under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 406.A.7. The rule applies everywhere except the Central Business District, where Sec. 511 waives off-street parking citywide, and an STR cannot operate on residentially leased city property.
7.A minimum of two paved off-street parking spaces, plus one additional off-street parking space per separately rented guest room, shall be provided on the same lot or tract of land as the establishment, except in the CBD zoning district as outlined in Section 511.A.1 of this Zoning Ordinance.8.Neither a Bed and Breakfast nor Short-Term Rental establishment may be operated on a city-owned property that is leased for residential purposes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 10).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 7 sets San Angelo's baseline parking floor for both bed and breakfasts and short-term rentals: a minimum of two paved off-street spaces for the establishment itself, plus one additional paved off-street space for every guest room rented out separately, all located on the same lot or tract as the establishment. A four-bedroom short-term rental therefore needs six paved spaces on-site, not on the street. The only carve-out is the Central Business District, where Sec. 1 waives the off-street parking requirement for every land use citywide, though any parking that is provided there must still meet the general design standards of Sections 511 and 512.
A general standards that apply to every bed and breakfast and short-term rental: the operator must be a Tom Green County resident, is named in the notice sent to neighboring property owners, and must post noise restrictions from Sec. 005 inside the unit; a Conditional Use approval from the Planning Commission is required unless the use is allowed by right under the Section 313 use table, and that approval renews automatically every June 1 unless revoked. Sec. 8 separately bars operating a bed and breakfast or short-term rental on city-owned property leased for residential purposes, and Sec.
6 requires all lighting on a residentially zoned STR lot to point at the establishment rather than at neighboring yards. Parking, like every other Section 406 standard, is verified at the safety inspection the Planning Commission requires before granting or renewing a Conditional Use, and repeat parking violations can factor into a suspension or revocation hearing.
Violations & Fines
Failing to provide the required paved parking is grounds for the City Building Official to flag noncompliance at the mandatory pre-approval or annual safety inspection, and the Planning Commission may suspend or revoke the Conditional Use under Sec. 406.D.6 after a public hearing, appealable to City Council within 15 days. Because short-term rentals are a Zoning Ordinance use, a parking violation also carries the general code penalty of up to $2,000 per offense under Sec. 1.01.009(b), with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can street parking count toward a San Angelo STR's parking requirement?
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Sources & Official References
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