Taylorsville, UT Accessory Structures: ADU Rental Restrictions (2026)

Taylorsville City Code Section 13.11.010(B)(6) states plainly that ADUs shall not be used as short-term rentals and that any rental must be made for 30 days or more, closing off the nightly and weekly rental market that platforms like Airbnb and VRBO otherwise serve. That restriction is paired with a licensing mandate: before anyone occupies an ADU, the owner must obtain a business license under Title 5, Business Licenses and Regulations, and that license must stay active for as long as the ADU exists. The obligation does not end at closing.

When the property sells, Section 13.11.010(B)(12) requires the new owner to secure reauthorization of the ADU by obtaining a new business license before continuing to rent or occupy the unit. Community Development administers the license and can decline reauthorization if the ADU no longer meets the zoning and building standards in Section 13.11.010, including the owner-occupancy documentation required elsewhere in the same section. Because the city also records notice of an ADU's restrictions against the property with Salt Lake County, a buyer researching title will find the 30-day minimum and licensing duty attached to the parcel rather than buried in an ordinance they might never read.