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Casper, WY Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Parking ratio
1 space per sleeping room, § 17.12.080 item 12
Applies in
All districts except C-3
Rounding rule
0.5+ rounds up to next full space, § 17.12.070(A)(1)
Location limit
No required space within the public right-of-way
Checked before
Building/occupancy permit issuance, § 17.12.250

Summary

Under Casper Municipal Code § 17.12.080, item 12 of the off-street parking schedule requires a bed and breakfast to provide one off-street parking space for each sleeping room offered to guests, the same standard applied to nonconvention hotels and motels, separate from the two spaces already required for the host's own single-family dwelling.

Use Off-Street Parking Requirements 1 ... ... 2. Bed and breakfast 1 space for each sleeping room.

Full Breakdown

Section 17.12.080 sets minimum off-street parking for sixty-one specific use categories in every zoning district except C-3, and item 12 covers bed and breakfast lodging directly: one parking space for each sleeping room. That is a tighter, room-based standard than the flat per-dwelling-unit ratios used elsewhere in the same schedule, such as item 39's two spaces per residential dwelling unit, because a bed and breakfast layers guest traffic on top of the household's own vehicles. The general off-street parking rules in § 17.12.070 apply on top of that ratio: any partial space requirement of 0.5 or more rounds up to the next full space under (A)(1), the spaces must be accessible at all times from a street, paved alley or driveway under (A)(8), and none of the required spaces may sit within the public right-of-way under (A)(6).

The lots must also be striped with white or yellow paint under (B)(1)(g). Compliance is not optional paperwork; § 17.12.250 bars the city from issuing a building permit or occupancy permit for the property until a plot plan showing the required parking has been submitted and approved by the city engineer and planning director.

Violations & Fines

A bed and breakfast that opens without providing one off-street space per sleeping room fails the § 17.12.080 schedule and will not receive a building or occupancy permit under § 17.12.250 until the plot plan is corrected. Operating anyway is prosecuted as a misdemeanor under § 1.28.010, with § 1.28.020 counting each day of continued noncompliance as a separate offense, and any related conditional use permit can be revoked by the city manager under § 17.12.240(J) if the parking condition goes unmet.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many parking spaces does a Casper bed and breakfast need?
One off-street space for each sleeping room rented to guests, per item 12 of the § 17.12.080 parking schedule, on top of whatever parking the underlying single-family dwelling already requires.
Can bed and breakfast parking spaces sit in the street right-of-way?
No. Section 17.12.070(A)(6) bars any required off-street parking space from being located within the right-of-way of a public street, so the spaces must be entirely on private property.
Will Casper issue an occupancy permit before parking is built?
No. Section 17.12.250 requires a plot plan showing conformance with the off-street parking requirements to be submitted and approved by the city engineer and planning director before any building or occupancy permit is issued.

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