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Short-term rental rules in Heber City, UT
How Heber 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 exclusion: rentals under 30 days prohibited in R-1, R-2, R-3 residential zones
- whole-home STR foreclosed in ordinary residential zones by the Title 18 use table
- STR allowed only in Council-approved development-agreement areas (discretionary)
- STR business license required under Chapter 5.26
Based on: Heber City Municipal Code Chapter 5.26 (Short Term Rentals) + Title 18 Zoning §18.52.030 (Residential Zones use table)
Summary of the rule
Heber City Zoning Code §18.52.030 (Residential Zones — Table of Land Use Regulations), codified verbatim: for zones R-1, R-2 and R-3 the row 'Single family detached dwellings and on-site resident accessory structures' is marked 'P | P | P' with the limitation column reading: 'Structures include: garages and carports, greenhouses, swimming pools, pergolas/arbors, and fences, walls and hedges as regulated by Section 18.68.120. Rentals for less than 30 days are prohibited.' The table legend states 'Blank means prohibited' and subsection B: 'If a use is not specifically designated below, then it is prohibited.' No STR/nightly-rental use is designated permitted in R-1/R-2/R-3. Read with §5.26.040.1 ('STRs are only permitted within Detached Single Family Dwellings, except in areas with development agreements specifically approved for such by the City Council'), whole-home STR is foreclosed in the ordinary residential zones and available only via a discretionary Council-approved development agreement.
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