Short-Term Rentals in Columbia, MO (2026)

Columbia Code of Ordinances § 29-3.3(vv)(2)(iii)

Registration for a short-term rental certificate of compliance shall follow the provisions of chapter 22 (Rental Conversation Law) of the City Code. Concurrent with submission of registration forms provided by the city, the registrant shall submit: ... (D) Maximum day. The maximum number of nights annually that the dwelling is to be rented as a short-term rental, and (E) Designated agent. The n...

Columbia Code of Ordinances § 29-3.3(vv)(2)(viii)

Dwelling unit usage. Dwellings licensed for short-term rental usage shall not be used for special events such as weddings, corporate events, commercial functions, large parties (greater than eight (8) persons), and other similar events or activities otherwise prohibited by this Code. (ix) Certificate of compliance posting. The short-term rental certificate of compliance issued by the city sha...

Columbia Code of Ordinances § 22-188(b)

The following fees shall apply to short-term rental units: (1) There shall be a combined application and inspection fee of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00) for a short-term rental unit. (2) If required, there shall be an additional reinspection fee of seventy dollars ($70.00) per dwelling unit.

Columbia Code of Ordinances § 29-3.3(vv)(1)(ii)(A)2

Except as set forth in section 29-3.3(vv)(2)(v) below, one (1) off-street parking space for every two (2) occupants of the dwelling unit shall be provided. Such parking shall be provided off-street on the site of the short-term rental on a parking surface compliant with the provisions of this Code and shall not result in the displacement of required parking.

Columbia Code of Ordinances § 29-3.3(vv)(2)(v)

Maximum occupancy. The maximum number of occupants permitted in a dwelling unit offered and operated as a short-term rental shall be subject to the "occupancy limitations" of the most recently adopted edition of the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC). In no instance, regardless of short-term rental tier designation, shall a dwelling unit be occupied by more than a total of eight (8)...

Columbia Code of Ordinances § 13-260.7

Every person licensed to engage in the activities of a short-term rental shall maintain during the time the license is in effect business liability insurance or a short term rental insurance as an endorsement or a rider to homeowner policy covering both bodily injury, including accidental death, and property damage, to cover all claims arising from short-term rental activities. No license to en...

Columbia Code of Ordinances § 29-3.3(vv)(1)(i)-(ii)

"Tier 1" short-term rental...The dwelling unit or portion of the dwelling unit is rented by transient guests no greater than a total of thirty (30) nights in a calendar year..."Tier 2" short-term rental...rented by transient guests for no greater than one hundred twenty (120) nights in a calendar year...rented by transient guests for no greater than two hundred ten (210) nights in a calendar year.

Columbia Code of Ordinances § 29-3.3(vv)(1)(i)

"Tier 1" short-term rental. Shall be an accessory use in zoning districts A, R-1, R-2, R-MF, M-OF, M-N, M-C, and M-DT provided the following criteria are met:(A)The dwelling unit is a long-term resident's principal residence; and(B)The dwelling unit or portion of the dwelling unit is rented by transient guests no greater than a total of thirty (30) nights in a calendar year.

Columbia Code of Ordinances § 22-193(b)

With regard to short-term rentals, in addition to the foregoing the director is authorized to revoke a short-term rental certificate of compliance after receiving two (2) or more substantiated complaints for violation of this Code or any other state or federal law against a short-term rental in one (1) calendar year. The director shall notify the short-term rental intermediaries in the case of ...