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Short-term rental rules in Cave Creek, AZ
How Cave Creek regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here operate under a registration or permit system with ongoing operating rules.
- STR-specific Town license/permit required per property (Chapter 112)
- annual $250 STR permit plus $50 business license
- no cap or residency requirement (A.R.S. §9-500.39 preempts)
- insurance + adjacent-owner emergency-contact notice conditions
Based on: Cave Creek Town Code Ch. 112 (Short-Term Rentals); Ordinance O2023-02 / Resolution R2023-02, adopted 2023-07-17
Summary of the rule
§112.01(B): 'No person shall operate a short-term rental in the town without first having obtained a current short-term rental license from the town and paying the applicable fees. A separate current short-term rental license is required for each dwelling unit where a short-term rental is operated.' (Ord. O2023-02, passed 7-17-23). §112.02 'License fees'. STR-specific process, whole-home STR permitted by-right.
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