11 local rules on file · Pop. 1,623 · Hartford County
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Canton Valley is an unincorporated community with a population of approximately 1,623 in Hartford County, Connecticut. Because Canton Valley is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal government or city code. Instead, Hartford County ordinances apply directly to residential and commercial properties here. The rules below are the county-level regulations that govern your area. Nearby incorporated cities in Hartford County may have different rules.
These unincorporated areas are also governed by Hartford County ordinances.
Hartford County has no operational county government (abolished 1960) and Connecticut has no statewide STR registration program. The Greater Hartford metro is now the Capitol Planning Region (CRCOG). Permit and zoning rules are set by each town under home rule. The state imposes a 15% room occupancy tax on rentals of 30 consecutive days or fewer under Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 12-407 and Sec. 12-408. Public Act 19-117 (2019) requires STR facilitators (Airbnb, Vrbo) to collect and remit the tax for their hosts.
Hartford County is not a governmental unit; Connecticut abolished county government in 1960. STR licensing fees vary by each town. Statewide, Connecticut imposes a 15% room occupancy tax on stays of 30 days or less under CGS Sec 12-407, the highest hotel/lodging tax in the U.S. Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit this tax for hosts.
Hartford County has no government and sets no occupancy limits. Connecticut has no statewide STR occupancy cap. Each of the towns in the Hartford County area sets its own limits, typically based on the State Building Code, State Fire Safety Code minimums, and local zoning. A common voluntary guideline is two guests per bedroom plus two additional people.
Hartford County is not a governmental unit and has no parking rules. Connecticut has no statewide STR parking standard. Each town in the Hartford area sets its own off-street parking minimums through its zoning regulations, typically two off-street spaces per single-family dwelling, plus on-street rules and winter overnight parking bans common to Connecticut municipalities.