Logan, UT Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

Chapter 5.15 of the Logan Municipal Code, adopted by the Municipal Council as Ordinance 22-08 on May 3, 2022, treats a short term rental as a licensed business. Section 5.15.010 defines the term as temporary lodging located in a residential dwelling for charge or fee and for a rental period of less than thirty (30) continuous days, and it excludes hotels, motels and bed and breakfast establishments. Under § 5.15.030(A) it is unlawful for any person or firm to keep, conduct, operate or maintain one within the city without a business license.

The license stays with the owner, not with the property. Section 5.15.030(B) makes it non-transferable. An owner who transfers or otherwise disposes of legal or equitable control must give written notice within thirty days to the business license official, naming the person or entity that succeeds to ownership or control. The new owner must obtain a business license within thirty days of the date of purchase. Section 5.15.090(D) repeats the thirty day deadline for a purchaser and adds that a purchaser who misses it forfeits the license, so the owner must reapply for any available license or go on the waiting list.

The application follows the general business license process in § 5.02.050, plus the extra items listed in § 5.15.040: a detailed floor plan drawn to scale with rooms labeled by use, a site plan showing the location and number of off-street parking spaces, a copy of the Utah State tax license number for remittance of transient lodging taxes, and the owner’s contact information along with the designated local contact, who must reside in Utah and be authorized for service of process. A rental in a residential zone must also attach the Conditional Use Permit issued by Logan City, and § 5.15.100(C) requires that permit to be issued before the business license. Section 5.15.110(A) calls for a life safety inspection when the initial application is filed, and § 5.15.090 caps total licenses at three for every one thousand residents, with a waiting list once the cap is reached.