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Short-term rental rules in Brian Head, UT
How Brian Head 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-specific nightly rental license required (Town Code §3-2A-21-3)
- Biennial safety inspection required at licensee cost
- Whole-home nightly rental permitted by-right in residential zones (R-1 and R-3)
- No citywide cap, no primary-residence requirement
Based on: Brian Head Town Code Title 3 (Business & Licensing) §3-2A-21-3 Nightly Rental Facilities (amd. Ord. 25-004, 5-27-2025
Summary of the rule
§3-2A-21-3: 'No person shall operate or engage in any nightly rental activity within the Town without first obtaining and maintaining a valid business license as required by this chapter.' (A) 'The business license for nightly lodging facilities will be issued by the Town upon payment of necessary fees and upon a finding by the Licensing Officer or designee that the review criteria established below have been satisfied.' Objective/ministerial review criteria (F): unit located within a zone designated as allowing rentals; building/health/fire inspection; sales-tax number. Biennial re-inspection at licensee cost (D.8).
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