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Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L125.23 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1LBMC Ch. 25.23 (Ord. 1353 § 1, 1999; substantially amended by Ord. 1651 § 5, 2020); Ch. 5.84 Short-Term Lodging Units (Ord. 1719, adopted 2025-06-24, effective 2025-07-01 per city page, enforcement from 2025-10-01) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1LBMC Ch. 25.23 (Ord. 1353 § 1, 1999; substantially amended by Ord. 1651 § 5, 2020); Ch. 5.84 Short-Term Lodging Units (Ord. 1719, adopted 2025-06-24, effective 2025-07-01 per city page, enforcement from 2025-10-01) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Permit capPermits are capped at 300.L125.23 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsMaximum 300 total short-term lodgings citywide, not including home share units; an additional 165 home share units may be authorized. No more than 20% of the total number of allowable rental units per district. Properties with five or fewer units may convert a maximum of one unit; larger properties a maximum of 20% of units. Home share (host lives on site) is the only new residential-zone pathway.L125.23 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsThe AUP or CUP does not run with the land and is personal to the owner to whom it is issued. Upon a change in ownership (or change of agent/operator or material facts), a NEW Administrative or Conditional Use Permit is required to continue operation, and the owner must submit it to the City within fourteen days of the change. The Ch. 5.84 license likewise may not be transferred; any change of ownership or of the owner's organizational structure (including entity membership changes) requires a new license. Exception: for grandfathered pre-October 2020 residential units, the right to continue operation runs with the land, but lapses after twelve or more consecutive months of abandonment; the buyer still needs their own license.L125.23 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words

25.23“No owner of a dwelling unit or units located outside of those zoning districts shall rent that unit or units for a short term (30 consecutive days or less).” source
25.23“maximum number of 300 total short-term lodgings (not including home share units)” source
25.23“an administrative use permit or conditional use permit approved pursuant to this chapter shall not run with the land. The permission to operate short-term lodging shall be personal and limited to the owner of the property to whom the administrative use permit or conditional use permit is issued.” source
25.23“The right to continue the operation of a preexisting legal short-term lodging unit pursuant to the provision of subsection (A) shall run with the land.” source

Citation: LBMC Ch. 25.23 (Ord. 1353 § 1, 1999; substantially amended by Ord. 1651 § 5, 2020); Ch. 5.84 Short-Term Lodging Units (Ord. 1719, adopted 2025-06-24, effective 2025-07-01 per city page, enforcement from 2025-10-01)

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