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Short-term rental rules in Pinedale, WY
How Pinedale 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 zones permit only hosted (owner-occupied) STRs
- non-owner-occupied absentee STR allowed only in commercial C-1/C-2 zones
- per-owner limit of 1 STR permit in residential districts
- adjacent-neighbor written-notice + STR permit required
Based on: Pinedale Municipal Code Ch. 475 (Zoning) Article XLI — Short-Term Rentals; Ordinance 682 (adopted Spring 2021
Summary of the rule
§ 475-342 General requirements (Art. XLI Short-Term Rental) [Amended 10-14-2024 by Ord. No. 717]: 'Within the following zone districts, both hosted and non-hosted (non-owner-occupied) short-term rentals shall be permissible. Only two short-term rental permits will be issued per deeded property or lot... : C-1 and C-2.' AND 'Within the following zone districts, one permit is allowed per owner: A, R-S, R-1, R-2 and R-2A hosted (owner-occupied) short-term rentals shall be permissible in said zone districts. Parcels of 2+ acres are allowed a second permit subject to staff review.' AND 'Within the following zone districts, short-term rentals shall not be permissible: I-1, I-2, UT, R-4, and MH.' Determining device: in the residential zones (A, R-S, R-1, R-2, R-2A) ONLY hosted (owner-occupied) STRs are permissible; non-owner-occupied/absentee STRs are permissible ONLY in the commercial C-1/C-2 districts. This forecloses absentee whole-home STR on general residential stock.
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