Primary-Residence-Only Rule
Sioux City has no separate short-term-rental code; paid overnight lodging in a home is regulated as a Bed and Breakfast Home, and it must occur in the primary residence that existed when the zoning code took effect.
Sioux City Short-Term Lodging Must Be Primary Home
Some RestrictionsSioux City Municipal Code § 25.02.160, Item 12.g-h (Bed and Breakfast Homes)
g. Lodging will occur only in the primary residence that existed on the effective date of this Code; h. The principal use of the home is as a single-family residence, with an accessory use for temporary or overnight lodging; i. The business is conducted so that it does not create parking or traffic congestion or otherwise unreasonably interfere with the peace and enjoyment of surrounding home...