Coeur d'Alene, ID Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Occupancy at a Coeur d'Alene short-term rental is capped by section 17.08.1040(E), which ties the limit to the zoning title's definition of family rather than to a bedroom count. The maximum number of overnight guests occupying a short-term rental cannot exceed the definition of "family" in subsection 17.02.055B.

That definition, printed in section 17.02.055, covers one or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption, or no more than four (4) persons unrelated by blood, marriage or adoption living together as a single housekeeping unit, or no more than a total combination of five (5) persons related and unrelated living together as a single housekeeping unit, along with defined group-home categories such as a group placed in a foster home or childcare facility by an authorized agency. For a rental to a group of unrelated adults, the four and five person figures are the printed numbers to read in that section.

Four further occupancy rules sit in the same subsection. Guests of an occupant can use a short-term rental only when an occupant is present, and they cannot stay overnight. A responsible party can rent either the entire residential dwelling or one room of it to an occupant, but under no circumstances can individual rooms be rented to different occupants for the same night or nights. No recreational vehicle, travel trailer, tent, or other temporary shelter can be used as a short-term rental or alongside it to provide additional sleeping areas.

The permit application connects to occupancy as well. The responsible party must send written notice to abutting and across-the-street residents and owners stating the number of bedrooms that will be rented to overnight guests. The responsible party records the name, address and contact number of each occupant, and must be at least twenty one (21) years old. The City Clerk or a designee takes the application, and the permit expires on March 31 of each year.