Green Bay, WI Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Green Bay does not print a fixed guest number for short-term rentals. Section 44-1580(i)(3) ties the number of occupants in an STR to the limits in the State of Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code and other applicable County and City of Green Bay housing regulations for residential structures, and it measures that limit by the number of bedrooms within the unit. A host cannot raise the cap by relabeling a room; the room has to count as a bedroom under those housing rules.

The bedroom count is also a number the host reports. The initial STRP application asks for the number of bedrooms available, the number of off-street parking spots available, the occupancy of the premise, and whether the home is the owner's primary residence or non-owner occupied. The application goes to the Director of Community and Economic Development or a designee, an incomplete application is rejected, and the application fee comes from the City Fee Schedule.

The definition decides who is covered. A short-term rental is a dwelling unit in which paying guests are entitled to occupancy for a period less than 28 calendar days. Advertising the unit, including through a third-party platform, is prima facia evidence that it is being used as an STR, so a listing alone brings the unit under the occupancy rule.

Sleeping capacity cannot be stretched into the yard. Subsection (11) bars any recreational vehicle (RV), camper, tent or other temporary lodging arrangement on site for providing accommodations for occupants or guests of a short-term rental. Subsection (12) then requires STRs to comply with all requirements of the article and all applicable standards of the Code, which pulls parking and noise rules into the same compliance picture as the occupant limit.

The house rules every operator must post tie in here. They must cover parking requirements, on-street parking restrictions, noise requirements including the nighttime hours set by the Municipal Code, and the contact information for the designated local contact person. They go in a conspicuous spot such as the main entrance or common living area and are handed to guests before or at the start of the rental period.

The permit itself runs on a fixed calendar. An STRP is valid for one year and expires on July 1, and one not renewed before July 1 is deemed expired and treated as a new initial application.