Unincorporated Adams County has no STR-specific occupancy cap in the Development Standards and Regulations. Industry guidance commonly applies a 'two per bedroom plus two' overnight figure, but it is not codified locally. Colorado HB24-1007 (effective 2024) bars municipalities and counties from limiting occupancy based on familial or relationship status.
Adams County's Development Standards and Regulations do not establish a numeric overnight-occupancy cap specific to short-term rentals in the unincorporated areas. International Property Maintenance Code minimum bedroom-area standards (which many Colorado jurisdictions reference) generally allow two occupants in a 70-square-foot bedroom and one additional occupant per 50 additional square feet. Colorado HB24-1007 (the Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits Act, effective July 1, 2024) prohibits local governments from capping how many people may live in a dwelling based on familial relationship; any future Adams County occupancy rule must be tied to objective standards such as floor area, number of bedrooms, or building/fire code, not relationships. Until the county adopts an explicit STR occupancy ordinance, hosts should set a conservative cap (a common voluntary rule of thumb is two overnight guests per bedroom plus two), respect septic and well capacity, and confirm with Adams County Community & Economic Development at 720-523-6800.
There is no STR-specific occupancy citation in unincorporated Adams County today. Overcrowding can still be enforced under the building, fire, or property-maintenance codes Adams County adopts, and any new local cap must comply with HB24-1007.
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