Baytown, TX Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Subsec. 33-3(G)(8) of the Unified Land Development Code lays out the City's short-term rental revocation framework. Subsec. 33-3(G)(8)(c) gives the Director of Planning and Development Services authority to revoke a short-term rental permit 'after three (3) violations have occurred in any consecutive 12-month period or when a property owner fails to correct a violation within the specified time period,' and it defines a violation broadly as 'any violation of the requirements of this Article or the City Code of Ordinances,' meaning parking shortfalls, occupancy overages, missing contact-person availability, noise complaints, or a failed re-inspection can all count toward the three-strikes total.

Separately, Subsec. 33-3(G)(8)(b) lets the Director suspend or revoke a permit outright, without needing three strikes, if the owner fails to pay hotel occupancy tax or made a false statement of material fact on the permit application. Once revocation is decided, Subsec. 33-3(G)(8)(d) requires the Director to notify the property owner in writing within ten days, stating the effective date of revocation, and Subsec. 33-3(G)(8)(e) bars the owner from submitting a new STR application for that same property for 12 months from the revocation date. An owner who disagrees can appeal to the Board of Adjustments under Subsec. 33-3(G)(8)(f), following the ULDC's Sec. 53 administrative-decision appeal procedure.