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Cocoa Beach adopts stricter vacation rental rules and a new per-occupant fee schedule
Summary
The Cocoa Beach City Commission adopted amendments to the city's vacation-rental code and a companion fee resolution on second reading, adding enforcement tools and a per-occupant registration fee structure that includes inspections. The action passed unanimously after extended public comment from property owners and residents.
The Cocoa Beach City Commission on second reading adopted Ordinance No. 16-97, which amends Chapter 26.5 (vacation rentals) of the city code, and approved Resolution No. 2025-07 setting registration fees and fines for vacation rentals.
The ordinance expands definitions and enforcement options for short-term rentals, adds methods for registration and penalties for violations, permits temporary suspension of certificates of registration and clarifies grandfathering provisions. The fee resolution sets registration and renewal fees calculated by maximum allowed occupancy and distinguishes single-family and multifamily units; staff said the new schedule includes fire and building inspections.
The changes, city staff said, are intended to address noise, parking and nuisance complaints while creating a funding structure to pay for inspections and code enforcement. "It is what we allow, which was in the document that we just adopted, is 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 persons," staff member Becky told…
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