Night Caps: Boulder vs Longmont

Do hosted nights count toward the cap?

No. Only nights where guests have exclusive use of the dwelling without the licensee present count toward the annual whole-home night cap.

What if I exceed the cap?

Boulder may revoke your STR license and bar re-application for a cooling-off period; daily fines under BRC 5-2-4 can also apply per violation.

Can I rent my Longmont STR for the full year?

Yes. Longmont does not impose an annual cap on the number of nights a licensed STR may host. A licensed STR may book up to 365 nights per year as long as the operator maintains the STR license, the Sales and Use Tax license, the $1,000,000 minimum insurance, the occupancy cap, and ongoing compliance with the city's noise, parking, and tax rules. The city controls STR scale through eligibility (residents only), per-resident dwelling limits, and zone-based density, not through booking-night caps.

Is there a density limit on Longmont STRs in residential neighborhoods?

Yes in the Residential Rural (R-RU) and Residential Single Family (R-SF) zones. The city allows no more than one STR per street segment of a block; if another STR is already operating on your side of the street on your block, your STR requires conditional use approval through a pre-application meeting, neighborhood meeting, and Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing (with City Council appeal available). Outside R-RU and R-SF, density is not capped per street segment, but the eligibility and one-investment-dwelling-per-resident rules still apply citywide except in N-PE and N-PF zones where STRs are not allowed at all.

Can my Longmont STR license be denied at renewal even though no rule was formally violated?

Yes. The annual renewal is not automatic. The city's stated program purpose is to ensure STRs do not create nuisances for the surrounding neighborhood, and Code Enforcement tracks complaints (noise, parking, occupancy, sales-tax non-compliance) by address. Documented patterns of complaints tied to a licensed STR can be raised at renewal as evidence of ongoing nuisance and grounds for denial, even if no single incident rose to a formal citation. Operators should manage guest behavior proactively to protect renewal eligibility.