Doylestown, PA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Doylestown Borough Code does not include a standalone short-term rental chapter, so the per-bedroom or per-property occupancy formulas common in dedicated STR ordinances (such as the 2-per-bedroom-plus-2 cap used in many municipalities) have no Borough analogue. Instead, three layers control how many guests can sleep in a Doylestown STR: (1) the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, which under IPMC Section 404 requires at least 70 sq ft for the first sleeping occupant in a bedroom and at least 50 sq ft per additional occupant; (2) the Residential Use & Occupancy permit issued by the Borough records the dwelling's bedroom count and habitable square footage and is the practical occupancy ceiling; (3) Borough Zoning Chapter 27 limits the use to whatever the underlying zoning district permits and prohibits operation as a boarding house, hotel, or tourist home where those uses are not allowed. Because the Borough code is silent on a numeric guest cap, hosts who want certainty should confirm the maximum overnight count tied to their specific U&O permit with the Building & Zoning Department at (215) 345-4140.