6 rules for unincorporated Sarpy County, Nebraska.
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Nebraska law bars Sarpy County cities from banning short-term rentals (LB 57). No countywide STR permit exists. Bellevue requires only a registration notice for rentals in multifamily buildings and planned unit developments.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §18-1758(2)
A municipality shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that expressly or effectively prohibits the use of a property as a short-term rental.
Short-term rental guests follow the same noise rules as any resident. Nebraska requires cities to treat STRs like similar properties, so Papillion's 55 dBA overnight limit and the county's disturbing-the-peace law both apply.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §18-1758(6)
A municipality shall apply an ordinance or other regulation regulating land use to a short-term rental in the same manner as another similar property.
Short-term stays in Sarpy County carry 5.5% state sales tax, 1% state lodging tax, and the county's 4% lodging tax, about 10.5% total on stays under 30 days.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §18-1758(4)
A municipality may adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that imposes a sales tax or an occupation tax on short-term rentals if the tax is otherwise permitted by applicable law.
Sarpy County has no special short-term-rental parking mandate. Nebraska limits STR regulation to health and safety, so guests follow the same street and driveway parking rules as any resident, including winter snow routes.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §18-1758(3)
A municipality may adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that specifically regulates property used as a short-term rental only if the municipality demonstrates that the primary purpose of the ordinance or other regulation is to protect the public's health and safety.
No countywide occupancy cap applies to Sarpy County short-term rentals, but cities must treat them like similar homes. Bellevue caps STR use at five units, or 20% of a development, in multifamily buildings and PUDs.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §18-1758(6)
A municipality shall apply an ordinance or other regulation regulating land use to a short-term rental in the same manner as another similar property.
Neither Sarpy County nor its cities mandate short-term-rental liability insurance. Nebraska limits STR regulation to enumerated health-and-safety matters, and insurance is not among them, but hosts still need coverage that fits rental use.
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