Colorado Springs caps maximum overnight occupancy of a short-term rental at two occupants per bedroom plus two additional occupants per dwelling unit, with an absolute ceiling of fifteen occupants per dwelling unit, under City Code Section 7.3.301.C.5(h).
Under City Code Section 7.3.301.C.5(h), the maximum overnight occupancy of a short-term rental unit is calculated as two occupants per bedroom plus an additional two occupants per dwelling unit, and may never exceed fifteen occupants regardless of the number of bedrooms. For example, a three-bedroom STR is limited to eight overnight occupants (3 x 2 = 6, plus 2). The occupancy limit is enforced as part of the STR permit's conditions of approval, and exceeding it is a basis for code enforcement and possible permit suspension or revocation. The City's STR rules also prohibit using a short-term rental for weddings or large commercial events that would draw occupancy and traffic beyond the residential character of the property.
Renting to more overnight occupants than the two-per-bedroom-plus-two formula (or more than 15 total) violates the STR permit conditions and may trigger a Code Enforcement notice and permit suspension or revocation.
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