Ormond Beach, Florida

Ormond Beach effectively bans traditional short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods. The city defines transient lodging as any lease of less than six months and states unambiguously that this use is not permitted, conditional, or a special exception in any residential zoning district. Short-term rentals are legal only in three commercial zoning districts, B-4, B-6, and B-7, where the operator must obtain a local business tax receipt, comply with all Florida transient lodging regulations, and obtain Site Plan Review Committee approval of the location.

This means an investor cannot legally run a nightly or weekly rental of a typical single-family home or condo in a residential zone within Ormond Beach city limits. Rentals of more than six months, long-term leases, are permitted in all residential zones and require no city license. Regardless of zoning, any rental of six months or less must register for and remit taxes: Volusia County’s 6.0% Tourist Development Tax plus Florida’s 6.5% state sales and transient rental tax; Airbnb collects the 6% county TDT for Volusia listings. Enforcement is rated strict. Because the residential prohibition is explicit citywide, prospective STR investors should target commercially zoned parcels specifically, or look to unincorporated Volusia County or other nearby jurisdictions, and should confirm zoning with the city Planning Department before purchasing. No major regulatory change has been identified in the last 24 months; the residential prohibition and the county’s 6% tourist development tax rate both remain in effect as of 2026.