Non-Commercial Short-Term Rental Ban
At a glance
- What: a 2023 package to tighten short-term rental rules: Calendar No. 34,385 (Sections 26-615 through 26-620, 26-624 and 26-628 of the City Code) and Motions M-23-426 and M-23-427, which direct the City Planning Commission to hold hearings to eliminate non-commercial short-term rentals as a defined land use and to create a citywide Non-Commercial Short-Term Rental Interim Zoning District that would prohibit the use.
- Sponsors: Councilmembers Morrell, Harris and Green, plus one more sponsor named in the record. The ordinance was introduced September 7, 2023 and the motions September 21, 2023.
- Where it stands: all three items were continued again on October 15, 2026 to the November 5 meeting, after being deferred on September 3 (to September 17) and October 1 (to October 15). The minutes do not say how this package relates to the newer ordinance in Short-term rental law changes after Fifth Circuit ruling (Ordinance Calendar No. 35,597).
- Related: Commercial short-term rental conditional uses, Short-term rental nightly fee increase (Ordinance Calendar No. 35,574).
Sources
- City Council regular meeting minutes, October 15, 2026: https://cityofno.legistar1.com/cityofno/meetings/2026/10/1042_M_City_Council_26-10-15_MINUTES.pdf
- City Council regular meeting minutes, October 1, 2026: https://cityofno.legistar1.com/cityofno/meetings/2026/10/1016_M_City_Council_26-10-01_MINUTES.pdf
- City Council regular meeting minutes, September 3, 2026 (final, revised): https://cityofno.legistar1.com/cityofno/meetings/2026/9/1041_M_City_Council_26-09-03_MINUTES.pdf
Log
2026-10-15 - City Council
Deferral to November 5.
2026-10-01 - City Council
Deferred to October 15.
2026-09-03 - City Council
Deferred to September 17.