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Lewisville council approves one-year moratorium on new short-term rentals after heated public hearing
Summary
After hours of public comment, the Lewisville City Council voted 4–3 to adopt a one-year interim prohibition on new short-term rentals (units rented for less than 30 consecutive days). Existing STRs remain valid; the ordinance will be reviewed after 12 months.
The Lewisville City Council voted 4–3 to approve a one-year interim prohibition on new short-term rentals, a decision council members said is intended to give the city time to evaluate how recently adopted regulations are working and to guard against rapid proliferation of STRs.
The ordinance, added to the Unified Development Code as an interim prohibition, was described by city staff as tied to the definition of a short-term rental: "any dwelling unit or portion thereof offered to the transient public for compensation for a period of less than 30 consecutive days." The city manager and city attorney told council the measure would not affect existing, registered short-term rentals but would bar new listings…
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