Spanish Fork, UT Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Spanish Fork's STR framework lives in Chapter 19.89 of the Spanish Fork City Code. The Spanish Fork Planning Commission's published Short-Term Rental Ordinance Proposed Text Amendment memo confirms that STRs are 'allowed via conditional use permit' only in the R-2-8, RM, Mixed Use, Neighborhood Commercial, and Residential Office zones, and in private development arrangements (Planned Unit Developments, condominium projects, etc.) provided that the project has a minimum of 8 units and all units front on private streets. The same memo confirms STRs are 'strictly prohibited and are illegal in the city's single-family (R-1, RR, and F) residential neighborhoods,' and that 'any rental of the same property for occupancy more than once in any 30-day period shall constitute a short-term rental.' Spanish Fork aligns its definition with Utah Code Section 10-8-85.5 - 'fewer than 30 consecutive days in duration' - and rejects sham 30-plus-day rentals designed to dodge classification. Spanish Fork has not published a hard numeric guest ceiling per STR; instead, the conditional use permit process under Sec. 15.3.08.060 allows the Planning Commission to impose conditions including 'limitations on hours of operation, methods of operation, building height and size, on-site lighting and on signage,' and the dwelling's lawful occupancy is set by the adopted 2021 International Building Code (Title 14.04.010) and the conditions stipulated in the conditional use permit. Utah Code Section 10-8-85.4 limits a city's authority to prohibit STRs based solely on online advertising but expressly allows Spanish Fork's zoning, licensing, and occupancy standards. Confirm conditional use permit conditions and the property's zone with Spanish Fork Community Development at (801) 804-4500 before relying on STR use.