Short-Term Rentals in Kootenai County, ID (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Kootenai County, Idaho.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Kootenai County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Short-Term Rental Permits

No. Idaho law bars counties from requiring a license, permit, or registration just to operate a short-term rental. Unincorporated Kootenai County imposes no STR-specific permit. Inside cities like Coeur d'Alene or Post Falls, city rules may apply.

Do you need a county STR permit in Kootenai County?

Some Restrictions

Idaho Code 67-6539(1)

Neither a county nor a city shall enact or enforce any ordinance that has the express or practical effect of prohibiting any type of short-term rentals in the county or city.

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Short-Term Rental Parking Rules

Kootenai County treats short-term paying-guest lodging as a bed and breakfast inn under LUDC 8.4.502, capped at five guest rooms, and requires one off-street parking space for every guestroom plus enough space for all vehicles owned by the permanent residents living there. Weddings are allowed but capped at 25 people on the premises at once.

Bed and Breakfast Parking Rules in Kootenai County

Some Restrictions

Kootenai County LUDC 8.4.502

BED AND BREAKFAST INNS: Bed and breakfast inns shall be subject to the following standards: A. Maximum of five (5) rooms for lodging of paying guests. B. Must provide off street automobile parking space for each guestroom, as well as all vehicles owned by permanent residents. C. Wedding ceremonies and receptions are allowed, provided that a total of no more than twenty five (25) persons will be...

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