Jefferson County Section 46 does not impose an annual limit on the number of nights an STR may be rented. Instead of a night cap, it controls STR density through a 750-foot separation between STRs and a 1% cap per Fire Protection District.
Unlike some resort jurisdictions, Jeffco's Section 46 contains no maximum-nights-per-year restriction on a licensed STR. Density is managed on the front end: an investment STR property may not be within 750 feet of another existing, permitted STR (measured at initial application, not renewal), and up to only 1% of dwelling units within a Fire Protection District may be STRs. Primary Residence STRs are exempt from both the separation and the 1% cap. Because there is no night cap, the practical ceiling on nights is set by occupancy, licensing, and the annual license term rather than a rental-day limit.
There is no night-cap violation; density-rule breaches (siting within 750 feet or exceeding the 1% district cap) result in denial, and operating without a valid license triggers fines.
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