Cheektowaga, NY Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Party/event cap
- Cannot exceed rental's max guest count
- Event exception
- Separate Town event permit needed
- Bonfires
- Not permitted at all
- Campfires
- Must be attended, no neighbor disturbance
- Enforcement lever
- Nuisance conduct = permit suspension grounds
Summary
Cheektowaga's short-term rental law bars hosts from throwing parties, weddings, or other gatherings that draw more people or vehicles than the unit's maximum guest count, unless the Town issues a separate event permit. The same section limits campfires to attended, non-disturbing fires and flatly bans bonfires, folding routine noise and nuisance complaints from rental guests into permit suspension grounds under § 201-12.
I. The hosting of parties, conferences, family reunions, weddings, fundraisers or similar gatherings, including commercial gatherings, that are reasonably foreseeable to involve an assemblage of vehicles or persons more than the maximum allowable number of short-term guests to be conducted by short-term rental guests during a short-term rental, unless approved by the Town under a separate event permit. ... L. Recreational campfires must be attended and not disturbing the neighbors from size or smoke. Bonfires are not permitted. Fires, if permitted, are subject to state and local ban periods.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4996449; v35 updated 2026-05-26; through 05-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 201-6I prohibits short-term rental guests from hosting parties, conferences, family reunions, weddings, fundraisers, or similar gatherings, including commercial gatherings, that could reasonably draw more vehicles or people than the maximum number of guests allowed for that rental, unless the Town approves the event under a separate event permit. The same article's § 201-6L addresses open flame directly: recreational campfires must be attended and must not disturb neighbors through size or smoke, bonfires are not permitted at all, and any fire that is allowed still has to observe state and local burn-ban periods.
Beyond these two express rules, § 201-12A(5) folds general noise and party complaints into the Town's enforcement toolkit by making any conduct on the premises which disturbs the health, safety, peace, or comfort of the neighborhood or which otherwise creates a public nuisance a ground for the Code Enforcement Officer to immediately suspend or revoke the rental permit. Read together, these sections give neighbors and the Town two separate levers against a noisy short-term rental: the party cap under § 201-6I and the nuisance-based suspension power under § 201-12A(5), on top of whatever the Town's general noise chapter already prohibits for every property in Cheektowaga.
Violations & Fines
Hosting a party or gathering that exceeds the rental's maximum guest count without an event permit is a violation of Chapter 201 punishable by a fine the Town Board sets by resolution, with each day of the violation treated as a separate offense under § 201-19. It is also independent grounds for the Code Enforcement Officer to immediately suspend or revoke the short-term rental permit under § 201-12A(5) for creating a neighborhood disturbance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a short-term rental guest throw a wedding reception at the property?
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Sources & Official References
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