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Weber County staff outlines short-term rental enforcement plan, reports 515 identified listings
Summary
Planning staff told the Ogden Valley community they have identified 515 short-term rental units via a Granicus data contract (about 84–85% of expected listings), described the licensing checklist and occupancy limits, and outlined fines and judicial referral for persistent unlicensed operations.
Weber County planning staff told an Ogden Valley public meeting that the county has identified 515 short-term rental (STR) units through a contract with data firm Granicus and is moving to enforce a new STR ordinance adopted in December 2022. The presenter said the 515 figure includes eight listings found in the last 30 days and represents roughly 84–85% of the online listings the county has been able to match to addresses.
The update explained how Granicus ‘‘scrapes’’ advertising platforms including Airbnb and VRBO, geospatially links listings to county parcel data and helps staff reconcile duplicate postings that represent the same unit. Staff said some listings disappeared after outreach, which affects compliance counts. ‘‘We currently have 515 short term rentals that are identified in the county, including 8 as of the last 30 days,’’ the presenter said. Staff cautioned that the identification rate remains in flux while addresses are verified.
Iris, the county’s STR enforcement staff, walked…
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