Burlington caps short-term rental occupancy at two guests per bedroom plus two additional guests, mirroring the city minimum housing code occupancy formula and capped further by septic or fire-code limits.
Under CDO Sec. 5.4.5 and Burlington's Minimum Housing Standards Ordinance Ch. 18, STR registrations must list maximum occupancy calculated as two persons per legal bedroom plus two additional, capped by sleeping-area square footage of 70 sq ft for the first occupant plus 50 for each additional. Properties on private septic systems use the lower of code or septic-design occupancy. Hosts must post the maximum inside the unit and decline overbooking. Inspectors may verify legal bedroom count during complaint-driven inspections.
Overoccupied STR bookings draw $300 per-incident citations, mandatory occupancy reposting, and possible referral to fire marshal for life-safety review.
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