Iron County, UT Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

Iron County Code § 17.36.290(G) makes on-site parking part of the basic public health and safety package every short-term rental must satisfy before it can operate. Subsection (G)(1)(b)(v) states that parking associated with a short-term rental must be provided on the subject property, and it specifically allows street parking immediately in front of the rental to count as being on the property. This sits alongside the other basic requirements in the same subsection: one operable fire extinguisher, a smoke detector in each bedroom and major living area and on each floor, a carbon monoxide detector on each floor where gas appliances are used, and a posted map showing property boundaries, parking spaces, and emergency exits.

Short-term rental is a permitted use in every zone that already permits a residence or residential facility under Section 17.16.030, so the parking rule applies county-wide rather than to a subset of zoning districts. The zoning administrator, or a designee, can modify a standard condition, including the parking requirement, under § 17.36.290(H)(9) if the operator shows in writing that strict application creates an unreasonable hardship tied to physical site constraints, not a self-created problem, and any modification cannot make an existing problem worse. Operators must also post the map showing designated parking spaces inside the rental for guests, tying the parking rule directly to the renter notification duties in § 17.36.290(H)(3).