Littleton, CO Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Littleton City Code § 3-23-10(a)(18) requires every licensed short-term rental to post a Good Neighbor Handout inside the premises, near an entry point, that gives the licensee's contact information, a local responsible party's contact information and emergency contact information. The handout also has to cover information pertinent to the surrounding neighborhood, including restrictions on noise and amplified sound, parking restrictions, the trash collection schedule, relevant water restrictions and fire evacuation routes, plus anything else the Director of Community Development requires. A 'local responsible party' under this section is someone physically in the area for the whole rental period who can access the premises and make decisions about it.

Under § 3-23-10(a)(16), that contact person must be able to respond in person within two hours to any issue a renter or the City raises. Beyond the handout, § 3-23-10(a)(19) requires the licensee to send a separate Good Neighbor Letter, in a form the Director of Community Development authorizes, to every property owner and resident on an adjoining lot or directly across a street or alley, within two weeks of the STR license being approved or renewed. Littleton does not write a noise decibel limit into the short-term rental chapter itself; instead the Good Neighbor Handout points renters to the citywide Littleton Noise Control Ordinance in Title 7, Chapter 3, and the disclosure duty is what the STR chapter actually enforces.

A host who fails to post the handout or send the letter is out of compliance with the license, not just at risk under the general noise code.