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Short-term rental rules in Basalt, CO
How Basalt 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 business license required annually with safety inspection
- no cap or quota on number of licenses
- no primary-residence requirement to operate (primary residence only exempts the regulatory fee)
- per-bedroom regulatory fee plus town 6% lodging tax
Based on: Basalt Municipal Code §16-203 (Renting of Rooms and Housing Units / Short-Term Rentals); amended by Ord. No. 03 Series
Summary of the rule
Verbatim §16-203(c) Short-term rental of dwelling units: 'The rental of rooms and dwelling units for short-term purposes of less than thirty (30) days is permitted, provided the following conditions are met: (1) An annually renewable short-term rental business license shall be applied for and obtained prior to renting a residential dwelling unit on a short-term basis, upon payment of the fees ... The short-term rental business license for short-term rental of a dwelling unit shall be address specific and non-transferable to other properties.' §16-203(c)(11): 'Offering a dwelling unit for rent on short-term basis without a current short-term rental business license shall be considered a zoning violation.' No numeric cap and no residential-zone exclusion anywhere in §16-203; whole-home single-family units may be rented on a short-term basis by one party (§16-203(c)(5)).
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