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Short-term rental rules in Ogden, UT
How Ogden 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 license required (application, inspection, neighbor notice within 300 ft)
- Non-owner-occupied (whole-home/absentee) STRs permitted only in designated zones, one per linear block
- Owner-occupied STRs permitted in any residential zone; R-1 limited to owner-occupied only
- Downtown zones allow STRs with a per-building cap
- Whole-home absentee STR remains permitted (spacing limit still allows one per block) — not foreclosed
Based on: Ogden Municipal Code Title 15 Ch. 13 §15-13-38 (Short-Term Rentals); amended by Ord. 2024-12
Summary of the rule
A non-owner-occupied short-term rental may not be located on the same linear block as another non-owner-occupied short-term rental, residential facility for persons with a disability, or residential facility for elderly persons (effectively one non-owner-occupied STR per block). STRs are permitted where designated by the applicable zoning district.
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