After Planning Division approval and a Building Division Certificate of Occupancy, Larimer County issues a short-term rental license. The license must be renewed every other year on the anniversary date, and the license number must appear in every advertisement.
Registration follows a set order: pre-application meeting, planning review, life-safety inspection, Certificate of Occupancy, then the operating license. For STRs approved before June 1, 2023, the planning approval number serves as the license number until the two-year renewal. Owners must post the Property Manager's 24/7 contact to all neighbors within 500 feet and to a public online database. Buildings are re-inspected every four years alongside the biennial renewal. Every listing must show the county license number in its banner heading plus the approved occupant count.
Failing to renew is cause for license revocation. Advertising without the license number, or operating on a lapsed license, is a violation subject to fines and Cease and Desist enforcement.
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