Ridgefield, CT Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)
Key Facts
- Zoning Permit fee
- $100.00, Short Term Rental Zoning Permit
- Special Permit fee
- $300.00, Short Term Rental Special Permit
- State surcharge
- $60 on every application, CGS §22a-27j
- Authorizing statute
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §8-1c, Town Code §3-7
- Local lodging tax
- None; occupancy tax is state-level only
Summary
Ridgefield doesn't levy a separate local room tax on short-term rentals, but a host still pays the town's own zoning fees: $100 for the Short Term Rental Zoning Permit and $300 for the Short Term Rental Special Permit under the Zoning Regulations' Section 10.1 fee schedule, plus a mandatory $60 state surcharge.
B. APPLICATIONS TO THE ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: ... Short Term Rental Zoning Permit $100.00 ... D. APPLICATIONS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: ... Short Term Rental Special Permit $300.00
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Full Breakdown
1 of the Zoning Regulations, adopted through the Board of Selectmen's delegation of fee-setting authority to the Planning and Zoning Commission under Conn. Gen. § 8-1c and Section 3-7 of the Town Code, sets the dollar fees that accompany every zoning application. 11. 00 Bed & Breakfast Special Permit fee on the same schedule. A requires the Town to collect and remit to the State of Connecticut under Conn. Gen. § 22a-27j, on top of the base permit amount; the schedule notes this surcharge is added to the Zoning Enforcement Officer fees except for the ZEO Opinion Letter.
A warns that failing to submit the applicable fee renders the application incomplete and can itself be grounds to deny it. There is no locally imposed transient-lodging or room tax in this fee schedule; Connecticut's occupancy tax on short-term rentals is a state levy collected separately by the Department of Revenue Services.
Violations & Fines
Under § 10.1.A, an application missing the required Short Term Rental permit fee or the $60 state surcharge is incomplete and can be denied outright. Operating a Short-Term Rental without the underlying Zoning Permit or Special Permit is a separate use violation: the ZEO can issue a ten-day correction notice under § 9.4.C, and continuing operation exposes the owner to the per-day fines under § 9.4.D.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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