Overview

On June 10, 2019, the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners approved regulations addressing short-term vacation rentals (STR) in unincorporated Larimer County.  The purpose of the new regulations is to provide consistent application of review criteria, streamline the land use approval process, and ensure the structures are safe for the public to use.   The regulations will be effective on September 1, 2019.   

A short-term rental is a dwelling rented to transient guests for 30 or fewer consecutive days, when not occupied by the owner/renter.  There will be a distinction between short-term rentals, 10 and fewer occupants, and large short-term rentals, 11 or more occupants.   Occupant load will be determined by multiplying the number of bedrooms by two.   

Example: # of Bedrooms X 2 = Occupant Load

Process

This will be an integrated process which has one submittal step involving interaction with both the Planning and Building Divisions.  Applicants will first seek approval from the Planning Division for the use as an STR.  If approval is granted, the second process is for a change of occupancy permit from the Building Division to convert the dwelling to a short-term rental or large short-term rental. 

As a part of this process, research on the entire property will be conducted.  Please click here to complete the STR Request for Research.

If you only need to set up a pre-application meeting, you may contact our Planning On Call at 970-498-7679 or email us at poc@co.larimer.co.us.