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Short-term rental rules in Idaho Falls, ID
How Idaho Falls regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Cited law here permits short-term rental operation or bars local restriction of it, or a full read of the local code found no rule or lodging tax that reaches it.
- Basis (i) cited law: Idaho Code 67-6539 bars any city prohibition, cap, CUP-in-residential-zone, or license/permit/registration for STRs (full preemption, as amended 2026 ch. 22)
- City zoning code names Short Term Rental as a permitted use in all residential zones and in the downtown Form Based Code (Idaho Falls Title 11, Table 11-2-1; 11-2-6(AA); FBC §4.2)
- No STR permit, registration, or general business license; city licenses only enumerated business categories
- No city or county lodging tax; the room tax is levied by the separate Idaho Falls Auditorium District, not the city
Based on: Idaho Falls City Code Title 11 Comprehensive Zoning: Table 11-2-1 (Allowed Uses in Residential Zones), 11-2-6(AA) Short
Summary of the rule
Neither a county nor a city shall enact or enforce any ordinance that has the express or practical effect of prohibiting any type of short-term rentals in the county or city.
Last reviewed Nov 1, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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