Ridgefield, CT Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)

Section 10.1 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. Stat. § 8-1c and Section 3-7 of the Town Code, sets the dollar fees that accompany every zoning application. Subsection 10.1.B lists applications made to the Zoning Enforcement Officer, including a Short Term Rental Zoning Permit at $100.00, the entry-level permit a host needs to operate a Short-Term Rental as an accessory use under Section 3.3.A.6 and 8.11. Subsection 10.1.D lists applications that go instead to the Planning and Zoning Commission, including a Short Term Rental Special Permit at $300.00, the higher tier a host needs if the rental doesn't qualify for the by-right Zoning Permit path, alongside a separate $500.00 Bed & Breakfast Special Permit fee on the same schedule.

Every one of these filings also carries the flat $60 fee that Subsection 10.1.A requires the Town to collect and remit to the State of Connecticut under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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. Fees are due when the application is filed, and Subsection 10.1.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.