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Short-term rental rules in Dubois, WY
How Dubois 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: 25 STR permits maximum
- Discretionary council special-use permit (may deny)
- Residential Zone A short-term-rental exclusion
- Owner-of-record required; permit non-transferable
Based on: Dubois Town Code Title 7, Chapter 5 (Short Term Lodging Unit) — Chapter 5 created by Ord. No. 447 effective 2021-07-01
Summary of the rule
§7-5-2 Special Use Permit Required: 'No person shall operate or maintain a Short-Term Rental within the town without first obtaining an annual special use permit for each residential occupancy unit rented separately. No more than 25 permits for Short-Term Lodging Units shall be issued at any one time by the Town of Dubois.'
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