Washington County, UT Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Code § 10-13-23.R.3-R.4
- Strike threshold
- Third violation triggers revocation
- Revocation length
- Two years, same dwelling or parcel
- Penalty ladder
- Warning, then $500/day, then $1,000/day
- Violation reset
- Zero after five consecutive violation-free years
- Enforcing agency
- Community Development Department
Summary
Washington County's short-term rental ordinance runs on a three-strikes system: once the Community Development Department has notified an owner, owner-occupant, or property manager of a third violation under section 10-13-23.R.3-R.4, the county may deny renewal or revoke the license for that dwelling for a full two years.
3. Violations. ... Any accumulation of three regulation violations, civil penalties, or criminal citations, or any combination of them, may result in STR business license denial, non-renewal, or revocation which is a final administrative decision of the Community Development Department. 4. Three violations, two year revocation period. A Short Term Rental License may not be renewed, or may be revoked, by the Community Development Department for any violation of this section, or county, state or federal law if the owner, owner-occupant or local property manager has been notified by the department of a third violation, or for any additional violation thereafter. The Short Term Rental License shall be revoked for the same dwelling, lot or parcel for a period of two years.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-17: Code current through: Ord. 2026-1329-O, passed 8-18-2026).
Full Breakdown
R builds toward an automatic revocation once a licensee accumulates three violations. 3, any accumulation of three regulation violations, civil penalties, or criminal citations, or any combination of them, may result in STR business license denial, non-renewal, or revocation as a final administrative decision of the Community Development Department. 4 makes the third violation decisive: once the department has notified the owner, owner-occupant, or local property manager of a third violation, or any violation after that, the license may not be renewed or may be revoked, and it shall be revoked for the same dwelling, lot or parcel for a period of two years, with a Notice of Non-Renewal or Revocation recorded against the property.
After the two-year bar, the owner may reapply and, if approved, the recorded notice is vacated. 5 gives violations a five-year shelf life: if a licensed STR goes a continuous five years without three violations, its count resets to zero, but three or more violations within a five-year window do not reset and remain subject to enforcement. 3 violation. 8 authorizing class B misdemeanor prosecution for any violation beyond the first warning and second citation.
Violations & Fines
A third violation notice, from any combination of regulation violations, civil penalties, or criminal citations, triggers denial, non-renewal, or revocation of the Short Term Rental License and a mandatory two-year ban on relicensing that dwelling under section 10-13-23.R.4. Civil fines escalate from a warning on the first violation to $500 a day on the second and $1,000 a day thereafter, and any violation past the second may also be charged as a class B misdemeanor under R.7-R.8.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many strikes before a Washington County STR license is revoked?
How long does a revoked short-term rental license stay revoked?
Do old short-term rental violations ever expire?
Do minor complaints like early trash pickup count as a strike?
Sources & Official References
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