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Short-term rental rules in Lead, SD
How Lead 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 application required, approved by the city before use begins
- ministerial city approval (no discretionary use-permit findings)
- whole-home STR permitted with no residential-zone exclusion
- no in-force numeric cap and no owner-occupancy/residency requirement
Based on: Lead Code of Ordinances Chapter 156 — Short-Term Rentals (§§ 156.01–156.02, 156.99), enacted by Ord. 1083-22, passed
Summary of the rule
§ 156.02 REQUIREMENTS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS. (A) 'An application for use as a short-term rental shall be submitted to the city and approved by the city before commencing the use of the rental.' (B) 'A fee for the application can be set by resolution by the City Commission.' ... (F) 'A limit to the number of short-term rentals can be set by resolution by the City Commission.' § 156.01 defines a short-term rental as 'any home, cabin or similar building that is rented ... on a daily or weekly basis for more than 14 days in a calendar year.' (Ord. 1083-22, passed 4-4-2022). Ministerial application/approval, no discretionary CUP, no residential-zone exclusion; the (F) numeric-limit authority is enabling only and no cap is set in the code.
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