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Short-term rental rules in Westport, WA
How Westport 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 permit required (annual, non-transferable) issued by Planning Director
- permitted by-right in all zoning districts allowing single-family residences (no residential-zone exclusion)
- one vacation rental per parcel (per-parcel cap, still allows one whole-home unit)
- occupancy/parking/safety/insurance/signage operating standards
- no owner-occupancy or primary-residence requirement
- no citywide numeric cap or moratorium
- no minimum-stay requirement
Based on: Westport Municipal Code Ch. 17.22 Vacation Rental Dwellings (Ord. 1384)
Summary of the rule
Application/permit required; fee schedule lists New application fee $750.00, Renewal application $250.00.
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