Coeur d'Alene, ID Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Coeur d'Alene handles short-term rental noise through the duties of the responsible party in section 17.08.1040(C), not through a separate decibel limit in that article. A responsible party must be available twenty four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, to respond within sixty (60) minutes to complaints about the condition of the rental or the conduct of the occupant and their guests.

When the responsible party is notified that an occupant or guest has created any unreasonable noise or disturbance, engaged in disorderly conduct, or committed a violation of any law, rule or regulation on the use and occupancy of a short-term rental, the party must respond in an appropriate manner within sixty (60) minutes, require an immediate halt to the conduct, and take the steps needed to prevent a recurrence. Failure to respond to calls or complaints in an appropriate manner within sixty (60) minutes constitutes a violation of the article.

The owner cannot hand off the liability. The definition of responsible party in section 17.08.1020 says the owner is not relieved of responsibility for noncompliance because another responsible party was designated, and the permit application carries signatures of the owner and any other responsible party accepting joint responsibility for unreasonable noise, disturbances or disorderly conduct by occupants and guests.

Other duties support the noise rule. The responsible party collects the name, address and contact number of each occupant, and gives the City that information on request if available. Before operating, the responsible party writes to all residents and owners of property abutting or across the street from the rental, stating the intent to operate, the number of bedrooms rented to overnight guests, and how to reach the responsible party by phone. A notice with the address, emergency contact numbers and a Fire Department approved exit diagram is posted on or near the front door.

At each occupancy, the occupant receives a copy of the Good Neighbor Policy prepared by the Planning Department, the permit, the responsible parties' contact numbers, and the trash pick-up notice. Guests of an occupant can use the rental only while an occupant is present and cannot stay overnight.