Short-Term Rentals

Requirements and Eligibility

Any property operating as a short-term rental in an approved zoning district must obtain a business license before advertising the property or accepting bookings.
Each licensed property must display the City-provided notice inside the short-term rental and in a conspicuous location on or near the front door.
Approved Short-Term Rental Zoning Districts: MU2, MU3, MU5, MU6, MU8, MU11, M1, M1-A, D1, D2, D3, D4, GMU, RP, BP, A, or JRF.
Verify your zoning district.

Before You Start

A licensee may hold only one (1) Short-Term Rental Business License within the City.
Each short-term rental business license is associated with one (1) property and one (1) dwelling unit only.
Owners of multi-unit properties containing more than eleven (11) dwelling units may license up to 10% of the total dwelling units as short-term rentals.
- Example: A building with 30 dwelling units may license up to 3 units as short-term rentals. (This example does not include condominiums)
Short-term rental stays must be for a minimum of two (2) consecutive nights.
Each licensed short-term rental is limited to 200 rental nights per calendar year.

Steps

1. Complete Application

To complete an application for a short-term rental property (one (1) unit only), the applicant (property owner) must provide the following information. A separate business license is required for each short-term rental unit.

Provide the following contact information:

Property Owner
- Name
- Mailing address
- Email address
- Phone number
Local Contact
- Name
- Mailing address
- Email address
- Phone number
Emergency Contact
- Name
- Mailing address
- Email address
- Phone number

2. Upload Documents

The following documents must be uploaded with the application:

A government-issued photo ID (such as a driver’s license, passport, or other government-issued identification) for the property owner or a member of the LLC, corporation, or partnership listed on the Utah business registration.
Property Authorization Form (required if the applicant is not the property owner but is applying on the owner’s behalf).
HOA Authorization Letter (required for condominium units), providing written approval from the homeowner’s association authorizing the unit to be used as a short-term rental.