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Short-term rental rules in Kanab, UT
How Kanab 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 licensing process (business license) required to operate in residential zones
- No primary-residence / owner-occupancy requirement for whole-home STR
- No citywide cap or quota on number of STRs
- Per-property limit of two rentals in Single-Family zones (still allows a whole-home unit)
- Off-street parking + posted-rules + annual fire inspection conditions
- Ministerial business-license path (not discretionary CUP) for STR itself
Based on: Kanab City Land Use Ordinance Ch. 04 §4-33 Short-Term Leases of Residential Properties (adopted Jan 22, 2008; amended
Summary of the rule
Short-Term Residential Rental Properties (also known as Vacation Rental Properties) in residential zones cannot operate until they have met the following terms: 1. Must obtain a business license in accordance with Section 9 of the Kanab City General Ordinances.
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