Council to consider multiple Airbnb permit applications (Monday)

06/08/2026 by

Gonzales Zoning Commission recommended approval of two Airbnb (Special Use Permit) applications last week, one on (see below).  The recommendations go to the City Council which will take up the question this evening.  These are the third and fourth “short term rental” applications set for council consideration, the first two coming months apart for detached single-family homes which saw one approval, one denial.

  • Public hearing to consider Application No. 2025-367, submitted by Kristi Raines, requesting to apply for a “Special Use Permit” (SUP) to operate an Airbnb, Short Term Rental, in a R-3-Th Residential District located at 919 W. Rothland Street, Unit 5-C. Parcel No. 2492105.
  • Public hearing to consider Application No. 2026-368, submitted by Mark Boss, requesting to apply for a “Special use Permit” (SUP) to operate an Airbnb, Short Term Rental, in a R-3-Th Residential District located at 909 W. Tony Street, Unit 15-B. Parcel No. 20019498.

The approval recommendation was made subject to conditions:

  1. No more than four individuals present
  2. Off-street parking exclusively
  3. Only one rental at any given time
  4. No parties/gatherings allowed at the location
  5. Local individual designated as responsible party at all times
  6. Quiet Time designated (from 10:00 p.m. through 7:00 p.m.)

The demand for Airbnb and other short-term rentals is anticipated to increase alongside industrial sector construction ramps up.  Hyundai, CF Industries, Air Products…thousands of workmen are needed on both sides of the Mississippi River.

“We know that a fair number of those workmen will be housed inside the City of Gonzales, whether they’re working on the east or west bank,” Mayor Tim Riley assessed the situation last week.  “We continue to see applications to permit multi-family housing and hotels.  Clearly, most of it is driven by the ongoing industrial construction.”

A third Special Use Permit was sought to operate “an In-Home Childcare Facility in a R-8 Residential District.  The Zoning Commission recommended denial of that permit application

  • Public hearing to consider Application No. 2025-366, submitted by Natasha London, requesting to apply for a “Special Use Permit” (SUP) to operate an In-Home Childcare Facility in a R-8 Residential District located at 784 Huey Andrew Ave. Parcel No. 20037458.

 

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