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Short-term rental rules in Escalante, UT
How Escalante 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.
- Hard citywide cap: vacation-rental licenses limited to 7% of residential-zone residences
- Per-owner limit of one vacation-rental license in a residential zone
- STR license required, with a waiting list once the cap is maxed
- Occupancy capped at 10 guests (2 per bedroom plus 2)
Based on: Escalante City Code (Zoning Title 10) Ch. 10.16 Vacation Rental Ordinance — §10.16.110 Limit On Total Number Of
Summary of the rule
§10.16.110: 'The total number of Vacation Rental Business licenses issued within the City of Escalante shall be limited... Excluding commercial/residential district (R/C), the total number of Vacation Rental Business Licenses issued to permitted single family zones shall be limited in accordance with the following: Seven percent (7%) of total residences within the residential zones. The total number of licenses available each year shall be recalculated February 1st... If a complete application... is received after the maximum number of licenses has been issued, the application shall be placed on a waiting list... No fees will be due until a license becomes available.'
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