Address firstVillage jurisdiction and zoning
Operator presenceDaily and overnight when rented
10 peopleResidential parcel maximum
AnnualVillage registration
Decision pointMonticello STR Investment Decision
A viable purchase depends on City jurisdiction, R-2 or commercial zoning, licensing, fire inspection, four compliant parking spaces, taxes, private restrictions, and property-specific economics.
- Confirm the parcel is inside Monticello City limits before relying on City rules.
- Verify R-2 or commercial zoning and rental eligibility with the City before purchase.
- Treat any claimed R-1 legacy status as property-specific and require written City confirmation.
- Model acquisition and operations only from property-level quotes and verified booking inputs.
- Make licensing, inspection, parking, tax, and private-restriction review acquisition contingencies.
Monticello STR Zoning and Eligibility
Monticello states that short-term rentals may operate in R-2 and commercial zones. R-1 generally supports long-term rentals, while the City form identifies limited legacy treatment for certain pre-2023 R-1 STRs.
- Check the current zoning map and parcel classification with Monticello City.
- Do not assume an R-1 property can begin new short-term-rental use.
- For an existing R-1 listing, verify continuous legacy eligibility and transfer consequences in writing.
- Confirm building, nuisance, noise, animal-control, and private covenant requirements.
- Resolve legal dwelling use and any unpermitted work before applying.
Monticello STR Licensing Sequence
A City short-term-rental business license and fire inspection are required before advertising or renting. The application indicates final approval or denial rests with the City Council.
- Confirm zoning and rental use with the City before filing.
- Submit the short/long-term rental business-license application and required property details.
- Schedule the City fire inspection at 435-587-2271.
- Document four off-street parking spaces with an all-weather surface.
- Wait for required City approval and the issued license before advertising or accepting stays.
Monticello STR License Renewal
The City rental application lists a $50 annual license fee and states that licenses expire December 31 each year.
- Confirm the current fee and renewal procedure before each filing.
- Calendar renewal before December 31 rather than waiting for expiration.
- Keep zoning, ownership, manager, contact, and parking information current.
- Maintain fire-safety equipment and inspection readiness throughout the license term.
- Recheck City rules before a sale, management change, or change between short- and long-term use.
Monticello STR Operating Requirements
City code requires licensed operation, code and nuisance compliance, four off-street parking spaces, interior postings, and tax collection or remittance duties.
- Display the business license inside the rental.
- Post the owner or property manager name, address, and phone number.
- Post the maximum occupancy statement inside the unit.
- Maintain at least four all-weather off-street parking spaces.
- Follow building, nuisance, noise, animal-control, and applicable safety requirements.
Monticello Lodging and Sales Taxes
Utah Tax Commission schedules effective July 1, 2026 list Monticello code 19-009 at 13.22% total transient-room tax, combining 6.65% sales and use tax with 6.57% transient-room components.
- Use location code 19-009 and verify the rate effective for each reporting period.
- Register and file with the Utah State Tax Commission when required.
- Confirm which taxes a marketplace collects and which remain the operator’s responsibility.
- Reconcile platform reports, direct bookings, exemptions, and returns.
- Do not treat marketplace collection as proof that City licensing or all filing duties are complete.
Monticello STR Compliance and Enforcement
Advertising or renting before City licensing, parking violations, missing postings, nuisance problems, tax failures, or unlicensed management can create enforcement risk.
- Do not advertise or rent until the required City license is issued.
- Retain the application, approval, inspection, license, renewal, and tax records.
- Audit parking, interior postings, contacts, occupancy, and safety items regularly.
- Respond promptly to City notices and correct operating deficiencies.
- Ask the City how violations, appeals, suspensions, or revocations apply to the parcel.
Monticello STR Costs and Contingencies
Underwriting should use property-specific acquisition, repair, furnishing, licensing, inspection, tax, insurance, management, utility, maintenance, and replacement inputs.
- Obtain current insurance, repair, furnishing, utility, cleaning, and management quotes.
- Budget the annual license plus inspection or corrective-work costs confirmed by the City.
- Include lodging and sales taxes that cannot be passed through or collected by a platform.
- Reserve for weather, access, systems, furnishings, and regulatory changes.
- Stress-test conservative availability and rates without publishing unverified market averages.
Monticello STR Contacts and Support
Monticello City handles zoning, rental licensing, fire-inspection scheduling, and City approval. The Utah State Tax Commission administers applicable sales and transient-room taxes.
Before waiving acquisition contingencies, plan a Monticello property strategy call to review zoning, licensing, inspection, parking, tax duties, property diligence, and setup scope. Bring the address, zoning confirmation, deed and ownership structure, floor plan, parking plan, management plan, private restrictions, repair findings, and dated booking evidence.
Official City and State materials checked September 28, 2026.
