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Short-term rental rules in West Yellowstone, MT
How West Yellowstone 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.
- residential-zone exclusion — short-term rentals prohibited in all residential districts (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4)
- whole-home STR permitted only in the B-3 central business district
- per-unit STR registration required with mandatory fire inspection
- town levies a 4% municipal resort tax reaching nightly/weekly lodging
Based on: West Yellowstone Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning), Ord. 276 (Revised Zoning Code, adopted 2024) — §17.10.030(D)
Summary of the rule
17.10.030 Prohibited uses — The following uses are prohibited in the R-1 District: ... D. Short-term rentals
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