Issuance or denial.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 33-53
in effectSec. 33-53. - Issuance or denial.
In addition to the grounds set forth in chapter 32 of this Code, a license shall be denied under this article III if:
(a) The short-term rental is not the applicant's primary residence. In determining whether a location is the applicant's primary residence for short-term rental licensing purposes, the manager may consider any of the following applicable factors:
(1) Whether the applicant has or claims any other location for domestic, legal, billing, voting, or licensing purposes;
(2) Whether and how often the applicant returns to the short-term rental or resides at any other location within a calendar year;
(3) Whether the address listed on an applicant's legal documents or tax assessment records is different than the address of the short-term rental;
(4) Whether an applicant's business pursuits, employment, income sources, residence for income or other tax purposes, leaseholds, situs of personal and real property, and motor vehicle registration indicate that the short-term rental is the applicant's primary residence;
(5) Whether the amount of time that the short-term rental has been, or will be, rented within the calendar year indicates the short-term rental is or is not the applicant's primary residence;
(6) Whether the applicant is actively deployed in the United States military; or
(7) Whether any other relevant information discovered by the manager or submitted by the applicant indicates that the short-term rental is or is not the applicant's primary residence.
(b) There is good cause to deny the application. The term "good cause" means:
(1) Evidence that an applicant or licensee has violated, does not meet, or has failed to comply with any of the terms or conditions placed on his license, any city or state law, or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, but not limited to, the Denver Zoning Code, section 11.8.10, as amended;
(2) Evidence that the short-term rental has previously been, or will be, operated in a manner that adversely affects the public health, safety, or welfare of the immediate neighborhood in which the short-term rental is located.
(c) The applicant fails to provide a complete application and documentation required pursuant to section 33-48.
(d) The applicant fails to obtain or maintain insurance in the amounts set by the manager.
(e) The application fails to comply with any state or local laws, or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Ord. No. 262-16, § 1, 6-13-16; Ord. No. 240-20, § 1, 3-31-20; Ord. No. 1229-20, § 1, 11-23-20; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 19, 7-28-25)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH33LO_ARTIIISHRMRE_S33-53ISDEFetched: 10/27/2026