Office Use Only:
Tax Map # _________________________________
Permit # __________________ Clerk ___________
Short Term Rental Application
Permitting Office (864) 467-4550
The cost of the permit is $40.00, make checks payable to the City Of Greenville.
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2207, Greenville, SC 29602
With the growth of the “sharing economy,” the City is seeing an increase in residents using popular websites like
Airbnb and VRBO to offer their homes for short-term rentals.
Under the City’s current zoning regulations, short-term rentals (rentals for a period of less than one month) are
prohibited in residential zones R6, R9, RM-1, RM-2 and RM-3, except where allowed by Special Exception as a
Bed and Breakfast.
In zones where they are permitted, short-term rentals are classified as “Visitor Accommodations” and fall into two
categories:
Hotel/Motel
Renting an entire dwelling on less than a month-to-month basis
Requires a Short Term Rental Permit (this application)
Allowed in C-3, C-4, S-1, and RDV
Requires special exception permit in OD and C-2
Bed & Breakfast Inn
Renting room(s) in an owner-occupied dwelling
Requires an Accessory Use Permit for Home Occupation
Allowed in OD, C-2, C-3, C-4, S-1, RDV, if the use meets the criteria set forth in City Ordinance Section
19-4.3.3(H)
Requires special exception in R-6, R-9, RM-1, RM-1.5, RM-2 and RM-3
In addition to the required permits, the owner must also have a business license and must pay accommodations
tax.
*Indicates Required Field
*Mailing Address (if different)
Multifamily (Apartment/Condo)
*Owner occupied during rental?
CITY OF GREENVILLE APPLICATION FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL
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