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Tom Green County, Texas

San Angelo, TX vacation rental requirements

San Angelo requires a conditional use approval from the Planning Commission and a certificate of occupancy for every short-term rental, renewed every two years after the first. Rentals must be 500 feet apart, with two paved parking spaces and up to two adults per bedroom. The application needs a measured floor plan and a parking plan. Stays owe 6% state plus 7% city hotel tax.

Checked against official sources November 8, 2026

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Market
About 190 Airbnb listings
City approval
Conditional use + certificate of occupancy
Renew after the first year, then every two years.Source
Spacing
500 feet from any other rental
Guests
Two adults per bedroom
Parking
Two paved 9×18 ft spaces on the lot
Gravel or caliche doesn’t count.Source
Drawings
Floor plan and parking plan
Room measurements, labels, door swings, alarms, and extinguishers.Source
Hotel taxes
6% state + 7% city
Airbnb doesn’t collect the city tax.Source

The handout gives no fee amounts; ask Planning for the conditional use and permit fees.

Your licensing checklist

In order: the state, the county, then the town.

State of Texas

  1. Know who pays the hotel tax

    Airbnb collects and pays the 6% state hotel tax on its bookings. If guests pay you directly or through a site that doesn’t collect, register with the Comptroller and file the state tax yourself.Source

    Texas hotel occupancy tax →

  2. Register for local hotel tax

    Your city (and in some places your county) charges its own hotel tax, filed with that city or county, not the state. Airbnb pays it only in the places on its list; everywhere else you register and file it yourself, even for Airbnb bookings.Source

  3. Check your city’s rules

    Many Texas cities require a short-term rental permit or registration, and some require an inspection, a local contact, or posted rules. Outside city limits there’s usually no permit, but deed restrictions and HOA rules often limit rentals. Pick your area for the local rules.Source

Tom Green County, Texas

  1. Then your city

    Texas counties can’t zone, so rental rules come from the city your home is in. Outside city limits there’s usually no permit, but deed restrictions and HOA rules may limit rentals. Pick your city.Source

City of San Angelo

  1. Check spacing and parking

    No other short-term rental can be within 500 feet, and you need two paved 9-by-18-foot parking spaces entirely on the property.Source

  2. Get conditional use approval

    Apply to the Planning Commission for a conditional use. A denial can be appealed to the City Council.Source

  3. Draw the floor plan and parking plan

    Show clear measurements and a label for every room, door swing directions, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors (if there’s gas, propane, or an attached garage), and fire extinguishers, plus a plan of the two parking spaces.Source

  4. Get the change-of-occupancy permit and pass inspections

    Apply for a building permit for change of occupancy with your plans. After inspections pass, the city issues a certificate of occupancy. Reapply one year after opening, then every two years.Source

  5. Hotel taxes on each stay

    Stays of 29 nights or less owe the 6% state hotel tax, which Airbnb collects on its bookings. If guests pay you directly, file it with the Texas Comptroller. San Angelo’s 7% hotel tax isn’t on Airbnb’s collection list; register with the city and file it yourself.Source

Inspection checklist

What the inspector looks for, from City of San Angelo’s published checklist.

  • Smoke detectorsIn and outside each sleeping room, interconnected.Source
  • Carbon monoxide detectorsWhere there’s natural gas, propane, or an attached garage.Source
  • Fire extinguishersShown on the floor plan.Source
  • Building inspectionsBefore the certificate of occupancy.Source

Sources

A plain-language summary to help you prepare, not legal advice. Rules and fees change; confirm with the office before you apply. Spot something out of date? Email hello@licensedrental.com.