Short-term rental permit.

St. Louis Revised Code § 25.57.040

in effect

25.57.040 - Short-term rental permit. A. No person shall rent, lease or otherwise exchange for compensation all or any portion of a dwelling unit as a short-term rental unit as defined in this chapter, without first obtaining a short-term rental permit pursuant to the regulations contained in this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an owner of an owner-occupied property in which said owner resides and makes his primary residence to obtain a permit for long-term rental of a room in said home in which he or she lives, provided such owner is present and living in the home while the room is rented, or to require a general business license for a short-term rental, occupied. B. No permittee shall transfer the right to operate under any permit issued under this chapter to any other person or entity by lease, agreement, contract or any other agreement. C. A permit issued under this chapter shall grant the legal right to operate a short-term rental unit only at the dwelling unit for which it is issued. D. No permit shall be issued for any short-term rental unit which offers a minimum stay of less than two (2) nights. After issuance of a permit, any short-term rental unit found to offer a minimum stay of less than two (2) nights shall be revoked. E. No short-term rental, non-occupied unit located within a structure or upon a parcel benefited by tax increment financing or tax abatement shall be eligible for registration as a short-term rental, non-occupied unit during the term of the agreement. F. Applicants for units within structures that only contain two (2) dwelling units shall be permitted to apply for up to two (2) short-term rental, non-occupied permits. Both of these permits shall count toward the permit holder's cap of four (4) short-term rental, non-occupied units. G. No more than one (1) short-term rental, non-occupied permit shall be issued to applicants in a structure in which there are three (3) or four (4) units. The total percentage of units with short-term rental permits in a three (3) or four (4) unit structure cannot exceed fifty (50) percent. H. No permits shall be issued for a short-term rental, non-occupied in a structure where there between five (5) and twenty three (23) dwelling units and over twenty five (25) percent of dwelling units in the structure have an active permit for a short-term rental, non-occupied unit. I. No permits shall be issued for a short-term rental, non-occupied in a structure where there are twenty-four (24) or more dwelling units and over twelve and a half (12.5) percent of dwelling units in the structure have an active permit for a short-term rental, non-occupied. J. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to alter, affect, supersede or conflict with the requirements of any State or federal law or of the City of St. Louis Revised Code of Ordinances, including but not limited to those within the City of St. Louis Zoning Ordinance, the building codes adopted by the City of St. Louis, and any taxes collected under the authorization of City, State or federal law including the hotel-motel room taxes which the City License Collector is authorized to collect under RSMo 67.657, RSMo 67.619, or any other law which requires registration with the License Collector, including but not limited to, the requirement of the provision of information as deemed necessary to confirm the type of business to be operated. (Ord. No. 71729, § 4, 11-6-2023.)

Source: City of St. Louis, Missouri, Revised Code of the City of Saint Louis, 2020, Annotated, and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/st._louis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT25BUCO_CH25.57SHRMREOR_25.57.040SHRMREPEFetched: 11/1/2026