Shelby County's STR ordinance does not set a dedicated short-term rental parking ratio. Instead, the application requires a scaled site plan showing each unit and site features, and STR guests are bound by the county's general nuisance, traffic, and litter provisions in unincorporated areas.
The Code of Shelby County's Short-Term Rental Registration Program (Chapter 8, Article XVIII) and the county's permit application do not impose a specific off-street parking count or guest-vehicle limit tailored to STRs. The county does require each application to include a site plan, drawn to scale, showing each unit and other structures and site features, letting the Clerk see the layout, including parking areas. STR permit holders and guests must abide by the general Shelby County Code, including noise and litter provisions, and the county resolves complaints through nuisance, vehicles-and-traffic, and public-peace rules. Because the county relies on these baseline rules rather than an STR-specific parking formula, hosts should ensure guest parking does not block roadways or create a nuisance.
There is no STR-specific parking penalty, but guest vehicles that block roadways, obstruct access, or create a traffic or nuisance problem can trigger enforcement under Shelby County's general nuisance and vehicles-and-traffic provisions.
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