Hello NSB residents. I wanted to add a bit of clarification here as there are many parts to this. First off you have to know whether you are in the "City of New Smyrna Beach" or in the unincorporated areas of Volusia County which includes Silver Sands and Bethune Beach. ( Basically everything south of Mi Mexico).
If you are in the City of NSB you are in a Charter City which means you have to follow the ordinances set out by the City and yes those ordinances pre-date the 2011 law passed by the State of Florida regarding short term rental restrictions.
The City of New Smyrna Beach defines a short-term rental as less than 30 days. This does not include Silver Sands, Bethune Beach. Vacation rentals are permitted in the purple area of the zoning map. Locate your property address to see what zone it falls within by looking it up here:
https://www.cityofnsb.com/DocumentCenter/View/8030/Short-Term-Rental-Zoning-Map?bidId=City of New Smyrna Beach Zoning Map
If your property falls outside of the City of NSB in Silver Sands or Bethune Beach and you are being given notice by the Volusia County Code Enforcement Office that you are in violation of operating a Hotel/Motel in a Single Family Zoned area, know that we have a group of homeowners who feel this violates our property rights.
Please DM for details if you would like to be part of our group as we deal with this collectively. Happy to answer any questions.