There is no county occupancy cap; cities set the limits. Bountiful caps guests at the International Building Code occupancy standard based on unit square footage, using roughly 200 square feet per occupant as guidance.
Occupancy is a city-level rule in Davis County. Bountiful requires a short-term rental's occupancy not to exceed International Building Code (IBC) occupancy standards for the unit, calculated from square footage; staff guidance references about 200 square feet per occupant. Because Bountiful allows STRs only inside an approved accessory dwelling unit, the ADU's size effectively caps the guest count. Layton, which does not regulate STRs specifically, applies general building, safety, and residential business-license standards. Unincorporated properties follow Title 15 zoning and adopted building codes. Owners should also confirm bedroom count, egress, and any septic-system limits.
Exceeding permitted occupancy can trigger permit revocation and code-enforcement penalties, and may void building or fire code compliance.
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