Woodbury sets no STR-specific occupancy cap because short-term rentals are not an allowed use. For licensed long-term rentals, occupancy is governed by the property-maintenance code in Chapter 6, Article V and the zoning 'family' definition in Chapter 24, which the city uses to determine rental-license exemptions.
There is no guest-count formula for short-term rentals in Woodbury, because the city does not permit sub-30-day non-primary rentals and therefore never sets a per-bedroom occupancy maximum for them. For conventional rentals, occupancy is shaped by two existing sources. First, the property-maintenance standards in Chapter 6, Article V of the City Code (the Property Maintenance Code the city links from its Rental Resources page) govern minimum habitable space and conditions for licensed rentals. Second, the zoning definitions in Chapter 24 include the 'family' definition that the rental program uses: the city exempts from licensing 'individual dwelling units, not part of a rental complex, and occupied by an owner(s) and/or qualifying relative(s) that adhere to the definition of family,' and exempts nursing homes 'as defined within Chapter 24 of the Woodbury City Code.' The exact numeric family threshold appears in Chapter 24 and should be confirmed in that chapter; the city did not publish the precise unrelated-occupant number on its rental-program FAQ pages. Community residential settings licensed under Minn. Stat. 245D.02 subd. 4a for six or fewer persons are also exempt from rental licensing.
Overcrowding a licensed rental beyond property-maintenance-code limits is enforceable under Chapter 6 as a maintenance/housing violation and can affect the rental license. Operating a sub-30-day non-primary rental at any occupancy level is a non-conforming use subject to code-enforcement abatement.
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