Eagan, MN Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Section 6.55 does not state a numeric maximum-occupancy figure for rentals. Instead, Subd. 15 requires every licensed rental dwelling to comply with the Minnesota State Building and Fire Codes, the International Property Maintenance Code (adopted in Chapter 10), and the Zoning/Land Use Code (Chapter 11). Occupancy in Minnesota residential properties is typically driven by the Property Maintenance Code's minimum-area-per-occupant standards and by local zoning definitions of a "single household" — not by an STR-specific guest cap, because Eagan has no STR license. The ordinance does define an "occupant" as a person who occupies or resides in a dwelling "for purposes of residing therein," reinforcing that the code contemplates residency rather than transient guests. Two narrow owner-occupied arrangements are recognized: renting a single bedroom where the owner lives in the home 12 months a year and owner and tenant share all living space as one household (Subd. 3.B.5), and a 30-to-120-day rental during the part of the year the owner is away (Subd. 3.B.2). Neither sets a transient-guest number; both assume residential, household-style use. Anyone evaluating occupancy for any rental should consult the building and zoning staff, since the Property Maintenance Code limits are applied case by case to a unit's bedroom count and floor area.