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Short-term rental rules in Carbondale, CO
How Carbondale regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- primary-residence-only license outside the HCC zone (owner resides 183+ days/yr)
- hard cap of 50 non-primary STR licenses (applications beyond go to a waitlist)
- occupancy limit two persons per room plus two per property
- 6% municipal lodging tax on STR stays
Based on: Carbondale Municipal Code Ch. 6, Article 10 (Short-Term Rental Licenses), §§6-10-10 through 6-10-80 (enacted Ord. No.
Summary of the rule
§6-10-30(b): 'To qualify for a license and establish eligibility to hold a license, an applicant must: ... (2) provide proof that the short-term rental property is located within the Historic Commercial Core (HCC) zone district, or that the applicant's primary residence is located on the same property as the short-term rental...' §6-10-20: 'Primary residence means a privately-owned residential dwelling or property at which the owner resides for at least 183 days per year.'
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Last reviewed Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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