The City of Coeur d'Alene’s City Council passed rules and regulations related to short-term stays in residential structures, sometimes referred to as Vacation Rentals (VR) on December 5^th, 2017.

Short-Term (Vacation) Rental Permit Fees:

• 1st year: $285 
• Renewals: $180

TIMELINE:

The City of Coeur d’Alene is accepting permits online at this time. Code Enforcement will be actively searching for properties that are operating without a permit. The city will process and issue permits in the order received.

PRIOR TO FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION:

To apply for any type of license, you first need to have a personal web account issued to you. There's a button at the top of the License page (www.cdaid.org/License) that will take you to the www.cdaid.org/License/ApplyForPersonAccount page to do that. Our staff will review your application and then, upon approval, email the login details.

ONCE YOU’VE COMPLETED YOUR ACCOUNT SETUP:

1. Review the supporting documents and the copy of the Short-Term-Rental ordinance below.
2. After reviewing the "ITEMS NEEDED FOR SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION list below, apply for the license at: www.cdaid.org/License

PLEASE NOTE!

The following is a list of items that will need your attention to successfully apply for a short-term rental permit. The following items are provided because they require additional information beyond checking a yes/no button. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. This list is provided for your convenience to help you prepare.

ITEMS NEEDED FOR SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION:

These are supporting documents that the city will need a copy of, in addition to your application. You will attach a scan or digital photo to provide the following documentation:

• Parking Plan:

  • Number/location of stalls
  • Show Street/Avenue/Road (and provide address)
• Safety Sheet for each floor showing:
• Escape plan - Including listing the location of all rooms, doors, and windows
• Gas, water, electrical shut offs where applicable
• Emergency contact number (not 9-1-1)

Supporting information to get ready for input into the online application (not all-inclusive):

• Contact information
• Owner (Name, Address, Email, and Phone)
• Responsible Party (Name, Address, Email, and Phone - if applicable)
• Emergency phone number
• Neighborhood Notices:
  • Name/address/date of notice provided (for each)
• That you have installed smoke and carbon monoxide detectors where needed
• 2-A-10-BC Fire extinguishers on each floor (tested)
  • Date of fire extinguisher inspection (Month/Year)
• Address numbers facing the street (4” tall & ½” stroke minimum)
• Type of unit (Condo, house, ADU, etc.)
• Additionally, if the unit is part of a structure that has a fire sprinkler suppression system, you will need to provide the date of the last inspection. This is typical of multi-family/condo buildings.

Supporting Documents:

• Short-Term Rental Regulations
• “Good Neighbor” Pamphlet
• Neighborhood Notice
• Parking Plan
• Fire Department Safety Sheet

Short-Term Rental regulations at a glance:

• Ordinance legalizes short-term (vacation) rentals in the City of Coeur d’Alene and is consistent with HB 216 (signed by the Governor on April 4, 2017 and effective January 1, 2018)
• Short-term rentals will need to apply for a permit with the City annually (unless they are exempt as noted below)
• Sets a standard for threshold when permitting is required by owner/responsible party
  • From 1 night up to 29

• 30+ days is month to month- considered a typical rental

• Exemption for short-term rental of unit/bedroom:

• No more than 14 days per calendar year – may be divided into 2 stays

• All permitted STRs will need to post their permit number on all advertisements
• Permits will not be transferrable from owner to owner or property to property
• Online Application/Self-inspection Checklist must be completed
• Requires an owner or responsible party to be available 24/7 while unit is occupied
  • Provides 60 minute window for resolution of issue to prevent Police calls/trips to STR
• Requires posting of emergency contact numbers and emergency exit route inside the STR
• Requires certain information be provided to renters (copy of permit, safety plan, contact info for responsible parties, Good Neighbor Policy, trash days, etc.)
• Regulates occupancy just like any other residential property
• Prohibits outdoor storage and signs
• Regulates parking- a parking plan must be provided to the City and renters
• Requires use of trash containers
• Only allows one unit per owner per parcel to be rented as a STR, to prevent multi-family from turning into a pseudo hotel (ex. Apartments) – however, there is no restriction on the number of STRs on different parcels that an owner can have in the City, so long as they are permitted
  • Allows use of ADU or associated principal dwelling to be used as STR (but not both)
  • New construction of ADU, if used as STR, will trigger payment of associated impact fees (existing units are grandfathered and won’t be required to pay impact fees)
  • New ADU construction will require 1 parking stall be provided onsite
• Requires notice be provided to adjacent neighbors (See “Neighborhood Notice” link above).

If you have any questions, please contact Kelley Setters (Deputy City Clerk) at [email protected] or by calling (208) 769-2229 (ext. 229).