The City of Fairhope’s Zoning Ordinance defines short-term rental as follows: any person, firm, entity, partnership, trust, corporation, association, or organization that is renting a dwelling for less than 30 days.
The city released a summary stating that if any property owner wishes to offer a dwelling for rent, the rental period must not be less than 30 days if the property is zoned R-1, R-2, or R-3, generally defined as single-family residential districts. Short-term rentals are permitted in zones R-4, R-5, B-1, B-2, B-3a, and B-3b, generally defined as multi-family/ high density residential, shopping/ general business and tourist/resort districts.
You can check out the City of Fairhope Zoning Ordinance in all of its glory at http://www.fairhopeal.gov/home/showdocument?id=5457.
Also, you can check out the City of Fairhope’s Short Term Rental Ordinance, adopted in 2007: https://www.fairhopeal.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=23192
For more information about short term rentals vs. long term rentals, check out https://movetobaldwincounty.com/is-it-better-to-rent-out-a-property-as-an-airbnb-short-term-rental-or-long-term-rental/
My wife and I are looking for a vacation home in Foley, Alabama but wanted to use it as a STR during the time that we are not using it. Could you send us the zones in Foley Alabama (like you did for Fairhope) that allow for STR. Thanks.
Hi Ray – As of rith now, the City of Foley has some reguations that STR operators have to follow (permit, lodging tax, 24 hour phone number), but I don’t see any city restrictions on the location of STR operating properties. A lot of condos, neighborhoods, and apartments, especially newer ones, will have restrictions and some prohibit STR operation completely, but that will requires taking at look at HOA bylaws.
What limitations are on county road 1 in fairhope. It’s in the county is there any limitations to the number of houses that can be air b n b or short term?