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Short-term rental rules in Sioux Falls, SD
How Sioux Falls 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.
- City residential rental permit required for every short- and long-term rental unit ($50/address)
- Mandatory 2-hour owner/manager training (waivable if managed by a licensed SD real estate professional)
- STR-specific prerequisites: proof of state sales tax license and SD Department of Health lodging license
- Zoning standards apply (Art. 15.18 / § 159.303): max occupancy 3 persons per bedroom, off-street parking per guest bedroom
- Whole-home, non-owner-occupied STR is expressly a permitted category — no cap, no owner-occupancy/host-present requirement, no residential-zone exclusion
Based on: Sioux Falls Code § 150.177 (Residential Rental Permit Requirements) + § 159.303 / Zoning Art. 15.18 (Vacation Home
Summary of the rule
All property owners and managers of long- and short-term residential rental units need to obtain a permit from the City of Sioux Falls; a short-term rental is 'any home, cabin or similar building that is rented, leased, or furnished in its entirety to the public on a daily or weekly basis for more than 14 days in a calendar year and is not occupied by an owner or manager during the time of rental'
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