Short-term Residential Rentals

The Short-Term Residential Rental Business License Renewal is now open. 

You may begin to renew your STR license. 

 

No inspection is required unless you made changes in occupancy or had a conditional pass for windows in 2022 not completed.

Renewal timeline:

  • January – February 2023, no penalty.
  • March 1 – March 31, 2023, 10% penalty accessed.
  • April 1 – April 30, 2023, 30% penalty accessed.
  • May 1, 2023 – Licenses not renewed are voided.

STR licenses are valid for the calendar year in which they are issued. 

Below are summaries of current STR regulations. In case of conflict between the website and the most recently adopted ordinance, the ordinance prevails. 

Ordinance relating to Short-term Residential Rentals

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Use link to Renew your STR license, Apply for a new STR license, or Pay Lodging Room Rental Tax on STR units. 

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File an STR complaint online, or call the 24-hour STR hotline at 501-290-2950. For noise and other immediate concerns, call the non-emergency police number at 501-321-6789. For other City concerns, call the Action Line at 501-321-6808. 

THINGS TO KNOW

  • STR licenses are valid for the calendar year in which they are issued. 

  • Inspections

    • CO inspection by a City Inspector is now only required if the maximum occupancy has changed from what is listed on the STR license or for STRs that were conditionally passed due to window compliance. 
  • STR Rental Cap
    • Residential Zone Cap is 500 licenses.
    • Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, the Residential Zone Cap will be 400. If there are more than 400 STR licenses in residentially zoned districts on Jan. 1, such licenses that exceed the 400 are subject to annual renewal. 
    • Residential Zones (R-Zones) are R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-L.
    • Exempt from Cap are non-residential zones – PD, C, VL, M and A zone districts – as well as HPR and condos recorded before Jan. 18, 2022.
  • No Waitlist
    • R-zone STR licenses will not be issued once the cap is met in a given year.  
    • No waitlist exists.  

STR License Totals

The numbers below are updated weekly based for the total number of approved Short-term Residential Rental Business Licenses and how many are in residential zone areas subject to the cap of 500. 

TOTAL STR LICENSES
718
TOTAL SUBJECT TO CAP
447
PENDING APPLICATIONS SUBJECT TO CAP
5

 Updated 02/02/2023

STR GIS Map

The City's GIS Planning Map at www.cityhs.net/GIS has a layer option to view "Short Term Rentals." 

GIS STR map


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Contact Us

Submit a STR Complaint Options:

  1. Submit Online STR Complaint 
  2. Call the 24-hour STR hotline 501-290-2950
  3. For noise and other immediate concerns, call the non-emergency police line at 501-321-6789

For general STR questions and concerns:

Planning & Development Department 
Hot Springs City Hall – First Floor
133 Convention Boulevard
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Ph: (501) 321-6905
STR@cityhs.net  

SIGN-UP FOR STR NOTIFICATIONS

To receive text messages or email updates relating to STR regulations, visit Notify Me and select the "Short-term Residential Rental" checkbox under the "News Flash" section at the bottom of the page.