City Watch — Steamboat Springs
Pending STR legislation and regulatory rating tracking for Steamboat Springs.
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- Zone c hard prohibition new STR licenses
- Zone B numeric subcaps — B1: 5, B2: 20, B3: 18, B4: 17, B5: 12, B6: 10
- Zone a unrestricted partial geography
- Hosted temporary carveouts
- Active enforcement with escalating fines
- 9% voter-approved STR excise tax
Based on: Steamboat Springs Revised Municipal Code Ch.12 Art.IX (STR Licensing) §12-542 et seq. + CDC STR Overlay Zone; Ords
“new STR licenses prohibited in Zone C (Red); only grandfathered nonconforming continue”— Steamboat Springs Revised Municipal Code Ch.12 Art.IX (STR Licensing) §12-542 et seq. + CDC STR Overlay Zone; Ords
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Last reviewed Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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Monitoring Steamboat Springs · system last checked Sep 21, 2026
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