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Irving staff propose conditional-use permits for most short-term rentals; 52,000 postcards planned

Irving Planning and Zoning Commission · May 5, 2026
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City staff presented a zoning component of a larger short-term-rental package that would require conditional-use permits for most future short-term rentals in single-family and small multiunit residential areas; staff plans to mail about 52,000 postcards and expand enforcement efforts, estimating up to 340 STRs citywide.

City planning and code staff outlined a zoning proposal to require conditional-use permits (CUPs) for most future short-term rentals in single-family and small multiunit residential districts and described enforcement steps, outreach and estimated counts of current short-term rentals in Irving.

“Currently, short term rentals are allowed by right in residential districts and single family homes as long as they register with the city,” a planning staff member said, adding that the proposed change would require CUPs for new short-term rentals in most single-family, duplex and triplex properties while leaving…

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