Broomfield, CO Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Section 5-39-070 lists five limitations that apply to every licensed short term rental in the city, and subsection (A) sets the occupancy tiers by interior living space rather than by bedroom count. A dwelling with 2,000 square feet or less of interior living space is capped at four occupants; a dwelling with more than 2,000 but less than 2,500 square feet is capped at six; and a dwelling with 2,500 square feet or more is capped at eight. Because the cap runs off interior living space rather than bedrooms, a large four-bedroom home with generous common areas could still be held to the middle tier if its measured interior area falls under 2,500 square feet, and the license application itself, under section 5-39-030, already requires the owner to disclose the number of bedrooms and the maximum number of occupants proposed, so the city cross-checks the application figure against the statutory tier at licensing.

The occupancy cap sits alongside the other 5-39-070 limitations: a four-vehicle cap under subsection (B), the noise and disturbing-the-peace duty under subsection (C), a general duty to comply with the whole municipal code under subsection (D), and a duty to maintain residential character under subsection (E). Section 5-39-070 closes by warning that failure to comply with any of these listed limitations, including the occupancy cap, may result in a show cause hearing or revocation of the short term rental license, and section 5-39-080 places responsibility for notifying occupants of the cap on the property owner directly.