Ogden, UT Short-Term Rentals: Host Presence Rule (2026)

Section 15-13-38(J)(9) of the Ogden City Code makes management responsiveness part of every short-term rental license: an agent, who under Subsection B can be the owner or a separate person or entity hired to manage the rental, must be available throughout the rental period and capable of personally responding to the property within 30 minutes. That agent's name and phone number must be posted in a prominent place inside the dwelling alongside a copy of the short-term rental license itself, so guests, neighbors or inspectors can find it immediately.

In residential zones the requirement carries an extra layer of neighborhood notice: the applicant must mail the agent's contact information to every property owner within 300 feet of the rental's property line before the license is first issued and again before each annual renewal, then file an affidavit with the Building Services Division confirming the mailing along with a map of the properties notified. The same subsection requires the applicant to keep a guest log recording the number of guests each rental term and the license plate numbers of vehicles they bring, available to the city on request, and to keep the 'Ogden City Good Neighbor' brochure, covering parking, noise and occupancy expectations, readily available in the rental.