Utica's Zoning Code does not set an annual cap on the number of nights a short-term rental may operate. Instead, STRs are controlled by district (prohibited in R1), by permit or review, by the two-paying-guest limit, and by the host-presence and permanent-occupant requirements.
Unlike some cities that limit unhosted rentals to a set number of nights per year, Utica does not impose a nightly or annual day cap in its short-term rental standards. Control is exercised structurally instead: STRs are banned outright in the R1 single-family district, allowed only after Department Review in the mixed-use districts, and require a Special Use Permit plus Site Plan Review in the RM district. The requirement that the host be a permanent, present occupant hosting at most two paying guests already sharply limits scale, reducing the need for a numeric night cap.
Because there is no night cap, enforcement focuses on district, permit, guest-count and host-presence compliance; violations of those trigger zoning enforcement.
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