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Sandpoint council repeals and replaces short-term rental rules; ordinance adopted under suspension of rules

Sandpoint City Council · February 5, 2026
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Summary

Facing possible state preemption, the council voted Feb. 4 to repeal and replace its short-term rental code (Title 3, Chapter 12); the measure passed by a narrow margin and was read and adopted under suspension of the rules to take effect on publication.

Sandpoint— The Sandpoint City Council voted to repeal and replace the city's short-term rental (STR) ordinance (Title 3, Chapter 12) during the Feb. 4 meeting, approving the ordinance's first reading and then suspending rules to approve second and third readings under the same meeting.

Staff warned councilors that pending state legislation could override local STR rules, prompting…

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