CC MEETING: December 2, 2025
DATE: November 19, 2025
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Loren Shapiro, AICP, Planning Manager
Shannon Hicks, Assistant City Manager
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Hold A Public Hearing To Consider An Ordinance Of The City Of Carrollton, Texas Amending Ordinance Number 1470, Otherwise Known As The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, By Amending Article V. Use Of Land And Structures, Section C. Use Matrix, By Modifying The Zoning Districts Short-Term Rental And Bed And Breakfast Uses May Operate By Right Or By Special Use Permit (SUP) And Repealing Section D. Interim Prohibition On Short-Term Rental And Bed And Breakfast Uses; Repeal And Reserve Article XXI. Special Use Permits, Section D. Special Conditions, 2. Subsection f. Hotel and Transient Lodging; And Amending Article XXXIV. Definitions, Section B. Terms And Definitions Relative To Short-Term Rentals And Bed And Breakfasts. Case No. PLZT 2025-170 CZO Text Amendments - STR and B&B Zoning Amendments.
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BACKGROUND:
This is a city-initiated request to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) to modify regulations related to short-term rental and bed and breakfast uses based on staff research and Council direction.
City Council established short-term rental and bed and breakfast regulations in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance on February 7, 2023. The originally established regulations allowed short-term rentals or bed and breakfasts via Special Use Permit approval in most zoning districts.
Since adoption, however, the City received numerous public complaints concerning the increased health, safety, and nuisance issues related to short-term rentals and bed and breakfasts. In response, City Council adopted an interim prohibition of short-term rentals and bed and breakfasts while establishing a temporary permit process for the uses in the City’s Code of Ordinances, on May 6, 2025, to allow time to consider how to address the public’s concerns.
The City completed data collection, and information analysis determining CZO recommendations, responding to community concerns. On October 28, 2025, City Council directed staff to bring forward Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance amendments regarding short-term rentals and bed and breakfasts based on the work session discussions in July, September, and October of 2025.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no financial implications on the current and future operating budgets regarding this request.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
On November 6, 2025 Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposed CZO text amendments.
Staff recommends APPROVAL of the proposed amendments related to short-term rentals and bed and breakfasts, and adoption of the accompanying ordinance.