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Short-term rental rules in Granby, CO
How Granby 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 permit required under GMC Ch. 5.20 (owner-issued, non-transferable)
- Annual fire inspection + key-safe/Knox-box required
- No cap on permit count (approx. 300 registered)
- No primary-residence requirement; whole-home STR permitted
Based on: Granby Municipal Code (GMC) Chapter 5.20 — Short-Term Rental Regulations and Registration (enacting/amending ords incl.
Summary of the rule
GMC Ch. 5.20 SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS AND REGISTRATION (sections .010 Purpose, .020 Definitions, .030 Permit requirement, .040 Permit application, .050 Fee, .060 Permit criteria, .070 Complaint, .080 Renewal/appeal, .090 Rules and regulations, .100 Penalties). §5.20.060: 'The town manager or designee may approve or approve with conditions an application for a short-term rental unit permit if the following criteria and specific regulations are met:' — ministerial, criteria-based; separate permit per unit (5.20.060(b)). NO section imposes a numeric cap/quota on permits and none excludes residential zones (§5.20.060(a) requires sleeping quarters be in residential, not nonresidential, areas). (Ord. 918, 2019; Ord. 951, 2021; Ord. 990, 2023)
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