STR Rules for Silverthorne, CO
- A valid short-term rental license is required for each short-term rental property.
- As of January 2023, the amount of available licenses has been capped at 740, currently there are 302 short term rental licenses.
- There are designated zones in the town where the available limit varies, please see map and guide on following page to determine if a property is eligible to be a short-term rental.
- Deed-restricted properties are prohibited from being rented on a short-term basis.
- Individual homeowner associations may have requirements, restrictions and covenants related to short-term rentals.
- If the short-term rental property is part of a duplex, the owner of the adjoining unit is required to be provided written notice seven days prior to filing an application.
- The license is required regardless of how the properties are marketed (through a management company, on-line through websites such as VRBO and Airbnb, newspaper ads, word of mouth, etc.).
- The license number must be displayed in all advertising for the property.
- Short-term rental licenses are non-transferable/non-refundable in event of property sale.
- Fees: Fees for Studios start at $150, from there it increases in increments of $50 per bedroom. Eg. A one bedroom is $200, a two bedroom is $250, and so on.
- The Town requires homeowners who short-term lease their Silverthorne residences to collect a 6.0% lodging tax.
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