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Short-term rental rules in Boulder City, NV
How Boulder City 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 prohibition (STR not a permitted or conditional use)
- STR listed as a prohibited home occupation (BCMC 11-29-3.N)
- de facto whole-home ban, fines up to $500/day
- no STR license or permit pathway exists
Based on: Boulder City Municipal Code Title 11 (Zoning), Ch.1 §11-1-3.B (STR definition), Ch.29 §11-29-3.N (Home Occupations
Summary of the rule
§11-29-3 USES THAT ARE PROHIBITED: '...the uses specified below shall not be permitted as home occupations:' A. Auto repair... [through] N. Short Term Rentals; O. Other businesses dissimilar to... this chapter. (Ord. 1511, 8-27-2013; amd. Ord. 1522, 8-26-2014; Ord. 1797, 3-26-2024, eff. 4-18-2024). §11-29-7.B: 'Exceptions from the uses that are listed as prohibited under section 11-29-3 of this chapter are not permitted.' — no CUP path to operate an STR.
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