Short-Term Rental Permit Applications to Open Aug. 1, 2019
By Office of Communication
Posted on July 31, 2019, July 31, 2019

Starting Aug. 1, 2019, property owners who want to operate a short-term rental in the City of Arlington will be required to apply for a permit. 

Starting Aug. 1, 2019, property owners who want to operate a short-term rental in the City of Arlington will be required to apply for a permit.

An online application is now available on the Planning and Development webpage. Click here for more information about eligible locations and regulations for short-term rentals and to apply online.

Short-term rentals have always been prohibited within in the City of Arlington. In April 2019, the City Council approved an ordinance to establish an annual permitting process, operating guidelines, and specific zoning districts where short-term rentals would be allowed to operate. Now, nearly 5,000 parcels with single-family homes, townhomes, and duplexes, as well as apartment units, are eligible to apply to become a short-term rental.

Short-term rentals with a city permit will be allowed to operate in the following locations:

• The established Short-Term Rental Zone, which is anchored by the Entertainment District and extends approximately one mile from its center. The zone is bounded on the north by East Lamar Boulevard, on the west by Center Street, on the south by East Abram Street and on the east by the Southbound State Highway 360 Frontage Road.
• In Residential Medium Density (RM-12) Zoning District
• In Residential Multi-Family (RMF-22) Zoning District
• In all non-residential and mixed-use districts for dwelling units that exist as of Aug. 1, 2019.

Short-term rentals that have not obtained a permit from the City as of Oct. 1, 2019 must cease operation. However, a short-term rental that registered with the City for hotel occupancy tax remittance prior to April 23, 2019, and that is unable to obtain a permit, must cease operation by Jan. 31, 2020.

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