$2,500–$6,000Typical monthly host earnings
12–18%Typical annual ROI
65–70%Average annual occupancy
VariesCombined taxes and local fees
Decision pointHeber City STR Investment Decision
A defensible model starts with City jurisdiction, detached-dwelling eligibility, licensing, inspections, and property-specific economics.
- Confirm the parcel is inside Heber City rather than unincorporated Wasatch County, Midway, Daniel, Charleston, or another jurisdiction.
- Treat legal eligibility and an issued business license as hard constraints before projecting revenue.
- Confirm the dwelling is detached single-family unless a City Council-approved development agreement expressly allows another form.
- Price required health and fire inspections, code work, tax administration, insurance, utilities, cleaning, and management.
- Use address-specific comparable reservations and conservative expense assumptions instead of market-wide revenue or occupancy claims.
EligibilityHeber City STR Property Eligibility
Chapter 5.26 limits the standard STR path to detached single-family dwellings and defines an STR as a stay of fewer than 30 days.
- Verify the municipal boundary and current parcel status with Heber City before relying on a mailing address.
- Confirm the property is a detached single-family dwelling or is covered by a development agreement approved by the City Council for STR use.
- If only part of the dwelling will be rented, the property owner must live onsite.
- Only one STR reservation may be active at a time for the property.
- Review deed restrictions, condominium declarations, development agreements, lender terms, and insurance separately from City approval.
LicensingHeber City STR License Application
Operating an STR requires a Heber City business license, and the City publishes a dedicated Nightly Rental Application.
- Use the current Nightly Rental Application linked from the City Business Licensing applications page.
- Allow at least two weeks for application processing, as directed by the City.
- Provide the owner and local rental manager contact information requested by Business Licensing and the Police Department.
- Complete any required Wasatch County Health Department and Wasatch County Fire District inspections.
- Apply for a new license after a change in property or business ownership because STR licenses are non-transferable.
OperationsHeber City STR Operating Rules
The operating plan must cover a local manager, required interior notice, reservation limits, signs, vehicles, and onsite activity.
- Maintain a rental manager who lives within 10 miles and is available whenever the property is used as an STR.
- Post the City notice of potential fines, owner or manager contact, occupancy limits, and parking rules near the front door.
- Do not place exterior signs associated with the STR.
- Do not allow tents or temporary sleeping structures, and do not allow associated recreational vehicles or trailers to be occupied.
- Do not conduct other commercial activity onsite without the required Heber City business license.
InspectionHeber City STR Inspection and Safety
Licensed rentals remain subject to health, fire, building, and municipal compliance inspections.
- Plan for inspection by the Wasatch County Health Department.
- Plan for inspection by the Wasatch County Fire District and complete required corrections before operation.
- Keep smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, exits, address visibility, extinguishers, and other safety features inspection-ready.
- Preserve access for City compliance inspections authorized by Chapter 5.26.
- Recheck inspection and licensing requirements after remodels, additions, accessory-unit changes, or changes in use.
Occupancy and parkingHeber City STR Occupancy and Parking
Current City limits cap overnight lodgers by livable area and prohibit STR-associated street parking.
- Limit overnight occupancy to one lodger per 200 square feet of total livable building space or 16 lodgers, whichever is less.
- Never allow more than 16 people on the property at one time, including daytime visitors.
- Apply any stricter building-code or accessory-dwelling-unit occupancy limit.
- Keep every guest and visitor vehicle off public streets.
- Use only approved onsite hard-surfaced parking, such as paved driveways, and state that rule clearly before arrival.
TaxesHeber City STR Lodging Taxes
Operators must account for Utah sales tax, transient-room taxes, property tax, and personal-property tax.
- For Q3 2026, Utah lists Heber location code 26-008 with a 6.57% total transient-room tax rate.
- The same State table lists a 7.55% combined sales and use tax rate, producing a 14.12% simplified lodging rate when combined.
- Confirm the correct location code and current rate for every filing period because tax tables can change quarterly.
- Verify what a booking platform collects and remits; platform collection does not resolve every registration, filing, or tax duty.
- Model taxes separately from host revenue and retain booking, exemption, and remittance records.
EnforcementHeber City STR Complaints and Penalties
Unlicensed or noncompliant operation is a public nuisance and can trigger daily civil penalties, criminal penalties, suspension, or revocation.
- Chapter 5.26 authorizes civil penalties up to $200 per day until a nuisance is abated.
- The code also allows Class C misdemeanor penalties up to $750 and up to 90 days in jail.
- Route active noise, street-parking, or safety issues to Wasatch County dispatch rather than waiting for a licensing review.
- Correct occupancy, parking, notice, manager, inspection, and tax failures promptly and document the correction.
- Confirm the license remains active after complaints, ownership changes, or enforcement proceedings before accepting reservations.
ContactsHeber City STR Contacts and Support
Use City, county, fire, tax, and emergency contacts for the specific question involved.
Primary sourcesHeber City Official STR Sources
Current official sources checked September 28, 2026.
