Springfield, Missouri

Springfield explicitly permits short-term rentals, stays under 30 days, but requires operators to register and obtain a business license under City Code Section 36-473, plus remit the city’s 5% lodging tax on gross rental receipts. STRs split into three types by zoning and occupancy. Type 1 is operator-occupied and allowed in every zoning district with no density limits, but when the owner is absent, it may not be rented more than 95 days per calendar year. Type 2 covers non-owner-occupied single-family or townhome units and is far more restrictive: allowed only in R-SF or R-TH districts, it requires a conditional use permit satisfying 21 standards, a neighborhood meeting, adjacent-owner consent, public hearings before Planning & Zoning and City Council, and a 500-foot separation from other Type 2 rentals. Type 3 covers non-owner units in all other districts, capped at two rented units per premise. Business licensing fees scale with gross receipts, roughly $25 a year up to $10,000 in receipts, about $105 a year at $200,000, plus $0.25 per $1,000 above that; Type 2 also carries a roughly $715 planning fee and a $30 inspection fee, and Type 3 a $30 inspection fee. Applications go through the eCity portal and can take up to 12 weeks to process; licenses renew annually. Owner-occupancy is not required citywide, since Types 2 and 3 exist specifically for non-owner rentals, but non-owner operation is tightly zoned. Enforcement is classified as moderate.