Short-term rentals in Jackson, explained properly.

Inside the Lodging Overlay/Planned Resort Zone (for example Snow King Resort and downtown) the BUP is submitted by email to [email protected] and paper applications are not accepted; the Town calls for payment once the application is received and processed. The page says Ordinance 1402 governs size restrictions for short-term rentals within the Lodging Overlay; it does not state them, and we haven't reviewed that ordinance, so check it before relying on a unit.

Outside the Lodging Overlay/Planned Resort Zone (residential zones) both the initial application and each yearly renewal go through the SmartGov portal; emailed or paper forms are not accepted. A renewal needs the same materials as a new application, including neighbor noticing. Submittals include a checklist form, a description of use, rental dates and number of nights rented, a notarized letter of authorization or warranty deed, notice to neighbors within 200 feet (including the HOA, if there is one), a parking plan and a floor plan.

The 60-night maximum applies to the property or unit as a whole, no matter how many bedrooms are rented. The owner or manager must give the Town timely and accurate information on the 3 annual rentals using the Town's fillable PDF rental form, emailed to [email protected] and updated for each change in rental period; it can be sent with the BUP application if a date is known or after approval once the dates are booked.

The list comes from the Town's summary of LDR Sec. 6.1.5.C.2. We haven't reviewed the zoning map or the Land Development Regulations text, so confirm an address's zone with the Planning Department.

The page says the notification can be made using the neighbor notification form. Notice to neighbors within 200 feet, including notice sent to the HOA if there is one, is part of the application submittals outside the Lodging Overlay.

The page also says leases of 31 days or more are not subject to these short-term rental regulations.

This is in the page's summary of additional requirements for short-term rentals outside the Lodging Overlay.

The Wyoming Department of Revenue's Excise Tax FAQs say sales and use tax is made up of the mandatory statewide 4% rate and any voter-approved pennies, that the rate varies by county but is generally between 4% and 8%, and that rates are based on where the customer takes possession. The Department publishes a jurisdiction table and a rate lookup on its tax rates page; the table is a linked document that was not saved, so no county rate is stated here. Whether a particular short-term rental stay is subject to sales tax hasn't been reviewed.

The Excise Tax FAQs say lodging tax has two components: the mandatory 5% statewide lodging assessment and any voter-approved pennies. For the statewide assessment the State gets 3% and the local jurisdiction 2%; for the voter-approved pennies the State takes a 1% administration fee and the local governments get the rest. The Division administers lodging tax along with sales and use tax. The tax rates page links a sales, use and lodging tax jurisdiction table that was not saved, so local lodging tax rates are not stated here. Whether a short-term rental of a private home is a taxable lodging stay, and who must register and collect, hasn't been reviewed. No combined total is given.