Here are the Dallas registered short-term rentals that would be banned

July 25, 2023 | The Dallas Morning News

My role: spatial analysis

To analyze the impact of Dallas's new zoning ordinance on short-term rentals, I utilized QGIS to conduct a spatial join, identifying both the number and the location of rentals within restricted zones categorized by zip code.

At least 48% of registered short-term rentals in Dallas will be banned, according to a cross-analysis of the current city listings and the zoning areas where they will not be permitted. Read More

In May, the city said there were about 1,800 registered short-term rentals, or STRs. As of June, that number has bumped up to at least 1,910 addresses, according to a city document obtained by The Dallas Morning News. The document gives a clearer picture of where Dallas’ hundreds of registered STRs are and the more than 921 that would have to shut down in the wake of the June 14 City Council vote to ban STRs, or rentals of fewer than 30 days, from single-family neighborhoods.

Only about 200 — or 10% — of the addresses registered with the city are in zones where the city already permits STRs, according to The News’ analysis. Another estimated 790 — or 41% — are in the city’s conservation or planned development districts. Short-term rentals in each of those districts will be examined by the city’s Development Services division, according to Catherine Cuellar, the city’s communications director, and registration will be granted on a case-by-case basis.