Lehi, UT Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Hard occupancy cap
- 10 renters at a time
- Effective cap
- Lower if parking is limited
- Parking standard
- Table 37.070, off-street only
- Response requirement
- 1 hour, while occupied
- Governing section
- Development Code 12.240.D
Summary
Lehi caps every short-term rental at 10 renters at a time, or fewer if off-street parking cannot support that many guests. Development Code Section 12.240.D sets the hard ceiling, and Section 12.240.G ties actual occupancy to the parking a specific home can provide under Table 37.070.
D. The number of short-term renters shall be no more than 10 individuals, or as limited by off-street parking availability, whichever is less. E. Every short-term rental establishment shall have a current business license; and comply with all other necessary City, State, and Fire Code requirements. The business license shall be displayed inside the rental area of the home as to be visible to guests. F. Business licenses shall be renewed annually. Prior to renewal the applicant must show a resolution to any valid complaints related to the requirements set forth in this Section. G. All parking for short-term rentals shall be provided off street and must meet the requirements of Table 37.070 of this Code.
Full Breakdown
D sets a flat numeric ceiling on how many people can rent a Lehi short-term rental at once: no more than 10 individuals. But the section does not stop there; it adds "or as limited by off-street parking availability, whichever is less," which means the real cap for a given house can fall well below 10 if the property does not have enough parking. 070 of the Development Code, though the required spaces can be located in the home's own garage or driveway if the operator can show enough parking remains for the owner and other permanent occupants of the home.
In practice, this pairs the 10-person cap with a house-by-house parking check: a home with only two off-street spaces available for guest use, for example, supports far fewer than 10 renters under the parking standard even though the flat number in subsection D is higher. 240, since the owner or a designated point of contact must be able to respond to any call within one hour while the home is being rented under subsection C, and the owner must establish and enforce reasonable curfew and quiet hours under subsection H to keep a fully-occupied rental from becoming a nuisance to neighbors.
Violations & Fines
Hosting more than 10 short-term renters at once, or more guests than the property's off-street parking can support, is a Development Code violation. Complaints about overcrowding or parking spillover can also block the annual business license renewal required under Section 12.240.F until the operator resolves them, and ordinary noncompliance carries the class C misdemeanor penalty set out in Section 34.010.D.
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