do glamping fall under the STR regulation?

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I was wondering if glamping is allowed in areas where STR is normally prohibited. thank you for your time.

Matt Devincenzo · Answer

Land use Civil here...and as mentioned above there is literally no right or wrong way to answer this question. In a City that has a STR regulation it is probably prohibited as it wouldn't fall under STR but under 'camping' or 'transient habitation'. In a rural/County type setting there may be no STR regulation per se, but there may still be a prohibition if it is considered camping. But then that gets to the what is the difference between 1 'glamp' space and a 'outdoor recreational' use for a campground etc...

In other words the devil is in the details...and the specific location.

Michael Baum · Answer

You are asking a question @Patrick K. with no info. The answer is YES, NO or MAYBE. You need to provide specifics on location.

Most likely a glamping site will fall under commercial zoning. IMHO.

David M Trapani · Answer

As Michael points out, it depends on location. City, county and/or state laws. I don’t recommend condos or HOA’s (although for the “right” property I’ve done them), as that often adds another layer of regs or bans them altogether - either now or later).

Some locations have / will / are in the process of banning them.

Alternately, you may see a sliding scale of regs in different areas - ranging from what you might call soft ball to hard ball (less STR friendly) regs, or somewhere in between.

There are also areas which are un-regulated (as yet) and it’s basically the Wild West: you make your own way. Being an early adopter and finding one (or more) in popular, high demand or resort style areas with soft ball regs (or no regs) is often profitable.

Patrick K. · Answer

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do glamping fall under the STR regulation?

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