Sandy, UT Short-Term Rentals: Night Caps (2026)

Sandy City Code § 21-11-26 caps how often a licensed short-term rental can be booked as a full home. Under the occupancy restrictions, a STR property where the whole dwelling is rented out shall not be rented more than 182 nights per year, exactly half the calendar year. This whole-dwelling cap is distinct from the separate 365-night allowance the code gives when only a portion of the dwelling (a room or accessory space) is rented rather than the entire home. Each individual stay is also bound by the section's minimum-one-night, maximum-29-consecutive-night rule, so operators must track both the per-stay length limit and the cumulative annual night count for whole-home bookings.

The cap operates alongside the owner-occupancy requirement (183 days of the owner's own residency) and the eight-person occupancy limit, all enforced through the same STR special use permit and STRL business license issued by the Community Development Department under Chapter 15-11. The City has authorized use of short-term rental tracking software, budget permitting, specifically to help monitor compliance with the night caps and other STR terms unless prohibited by state or federal law.