Broomfield, CO Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

Broomfield Municipal Code § 5-39-020 makes it unlawful to engage in a short-term rental, defined in § 5-39-010(A) as renting all or part of a residence for less than thirty days, without a license, and every marketing listing or advertisement must show the license number. Section 5-39-030 requires the application to go to the city clerk with the owner's name, mailing address and phone, the rental's address and zoning, bedroom count, off-street parking spaces, maximum occupancy, and any prior short-term rental license history for the property.

The fee is $100.00 per application or renewal, and an issued license runs five years from issuance (§ 5-39-040); an applicant whose prior license was revoked can be referred to the local licensing authority for extra review before the clerk accepts a new application. Critically, § 5-39-050 prohibits short-term renting a home that is not the owner's principal residence, and the owner must be a natural person or trust beneficiary named on the deed. Section 5-39-010(B) defines principal residence and lists red flags that defeat the presumption: the whole unit is offered for rent more than twenty days in a month, a spouse or partner has a different principal residence, the owner's driver's license or voter registration shows another address, or the Broomfield County Assessor lists a different mailing address.

Occupancy is capped by square footage under § 5-39-070: four persons for 2,000 square feet or less, six for 2,000 to 2,500, eight for 2,500 or more, with a maximum of four renter-associated vehicles (two on the street) and mandatory compliance with the disturbing-the-peace and noise chapters.