Ottawa County has no short-term-rental parking rule. Parking is governed by each city or township's zoning ordinance, which typically requires off-street parking for a dwelling and prohibits blocking streets, driveways and emergency access. Lakeshore units like Park Township and Holland enforce these standards against overflow guest parking.
Under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, off-street parking standards are a municipal zoning matter, so an Ottawa County STR must meet the parking requirements of its city or township rather than any county rule. Holland's zoning ordinance requires residential dwellings to provide off-street parking, and short-term rentals are expected to accommodate guest vehicles on-site rather than on the street. Shoreline neighborhoods near Lake Michigan beaches see heavy summer congestion, so municipalities also enforce general no-parking, fire-lane and seasonal parking restrictions that apply to everyone, including renters. Because Holland limits STRs to the lesser property-maintenance occupancy, guest counts and vehicle counts are indirectly constrained. Confirm the required number of off-street spaces with the specific municipality before listing.
On-street or obstructive parking is enforced by municipal police and ordinance officers through parking citations and, on private frontage, towing. Repeated parking complaints can contribute to STR nuisance findings and, in Holland, to certificate revocation.
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