Colorado Springs limits short-term rental occupancy to two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons, with an absolute cap of ten overnight guests regardless of bedroom count under City Code Chapter 7 Article 5. Children under 2 are not counted. Occupancy must be posted inside the unit and listed in marketing.
Colorado Springs adopted one of the Front Range's tighter STR frameworks after complaints from neighborhoods near the Air Force Academy, Garden of the Gods, and Broadmoor. The ordinance distinguishes between owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied rentals, with non-owner-occupied STRs only permitted in certain zones and subject to dispersion rules (no two non-owner STRs within 500 feet). Outdoor occupancy for events, gatherings, and pool use is capped at the posted sleeping occupancy plus 50 percent and must cease by 10 PM.
First violation of occupancy rules is 500 dollars. Second is 1,000 dollars and 30-day permit suspension. Third within a rolling 24 months leads to permit revocation and a one-year ban on re-application at that address.
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