OR 2022-1592 Short Term Rental1
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-1592
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
AMENDING ARTICLE 9-29, SHORT TERM RENTALS; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that regulations are needed to address
regulations for Short Term Rentals (STR), and
WHEREAS, permanent residents desire the option to occasionally utilize their
properties for home share rentals; and
WHEREAS, the operation of Short Term Rentals should not negatively affect property
values, and
WHEREAS, the Short Term Rentals should be required to pay Hotel Occupancy Taxes,
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that regulations needed are intended to
protect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF COPPELL,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 9, General Regulations, of the Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended by amending Article 9-29, Short Term Rentals, which shall read as follows:
“CHAPTER 9, GENERAL REGULATIONS
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ARTICLE 9-29 SHORT TERM RENTAL
“Sec. 9-29-1. - Purpose and applicability.
. . . . .
Sec. 9-29-2. -Definitions
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Advertise . . . . .
. . . . .
Local Emergency . . . . .
Onsite property manager means a person who is responsible for the day-to-day
operation of the rented unit, handle tenant complaints, and manage the property amenities
such as garden, pools, garages and outdoor accessory structures.
Owner . . . . .
Short Term Rental (STR) is defined as the rental of any residence or residential
structure, or a portion of a residence or residential structure including but not limited to
gardens, pools, garages, and outdoor accessory structures for a period of less than 30 days.
The term does not include;
1.a unit that is used for a nonresidential purpose, including an educational, health
care, retail, restaurant, banquet space, or event center purpose or another similar
use;
2.a bed and breakfast; or
3.a hotel/residence hotel.
4.A commercial storage facility
5.A place for residence or use as a licensed health care or assisted living facility.
6.Parsonage on the premise of a church, mosque or synagogue
Single-family residence
. . . . .
Residential districts: . . . .”
Sec. 9-29-3. - Short Term rental registration requirements.
A.No person shall hereafter advertise, offer to rent or rent, lease, sublease,
license or sublicense a residential property within the city as a short-term rental for which
a registration has not been properly made and filed with the community development
department of the city. Registration shall be made upon forms furnished by the city for
such purpose and shall specifically require the following minimum information:
1.Name, address, phone number and e -mail address of the property owner(s)
and/or the onsite property manager of the short-term rental property.
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2.Verification of that this short-term rental property is the applicant’s residence
or an onsite property manager will be onsite during the rental period.
B.. . . . .
. . . . .”
Sec. 9-29-4. - Inspection Required
A.Upon registration and renewal, and prior to the first rental occupant of a short-term
rental property, after such registration and renewal, the owner and/or the onsite
property manager is required to schedule an inspection of the residential structure with
the community development department to determine compliance with the minimum
property standards in article 15-14 of the Code of Ordinances:
1.. . . . .
. . . . .
. . . . .”
SECTION 2. That all provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other provisions
not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3 That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section
of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not
affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other than the part so
decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, and shall not affect the validity of the Code of
Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 4. An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is governed
by prior law and the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, in effect when the offense
was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect on ________________ and after
publication of its caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the _______ day of
___________________, 2022.