Salt Lake City, UT Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- SLC Code Ch. 5.13
- Strike threshold
- 3 verified violations / 12 months
- Consequence
- License suspension, remainder of period
- Repeat suspension
- 3 periods = revocation + 3-yr ban
- Local contact response
- Must respond within 2 hours
Summary
Salt Lake City STR licensees must control noise and nuisance, and three verified violations in 12 months can get the license suspended.
E. Noise and Nuisance: The licensee shall ensure compliance with all applicable noise, waste, and nuisance regulations. ... C. Three-Strike Suspension - Nuisance Violations: If a short-term rental is the subject of three (3) verified violations of applicable noise, nuisance, parking, or other operational standards within any twelve (12) month period, the city may suspend the short-term rental business license for the remainder of the license period.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Every short-term rental business license issued under Chapter 5.13 requires the licensee to ensure compliance with all applicable noise, waste, and nuisance regulations. The city treats noise complaints as license-level risk: three verified violations of noise, nuisance, parking, or other operational standards within any 12-month period trigger a suspension of the STR license for the rest of the license period, and three suspended periods can lead to outright revocation with a 3-year ban on relicensing that dwelling.
Violations & Fines
Three verified noise/nuisance/parking violations in 12 months = license suspension for the remainder of the period; three suspended periods = revocation and a 3-year relicensing ban for that dwelling and licensee.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a noisy Airbnb guest get the host's license suspended?
Does the STR host have to personally handle noise complaints?
Sources & Official References
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