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Coeur d'Alene permits STR in all residential and commercial zones per Idaho state preemption (Code §63-1801). Required: city STR permit + Idaho State Tax Commission STR registration + designated 24/7 local contact + safety self-certification (smoke + CO + posted occupancy + parking plan). Sandpoint (north of CDA) operates a similar framework; Hayden and Post Falls (CDA suburbs) have their own permit programs — confirm jurisdiction.
Operators must hold a short-term rental permit before listing. See the official permit portal.
Coeur d'Alene Planning + Code Enforcement administer the permit with annual renewal. Operating without permit: $500+ first violation + back-tax to Idaho State Tax Commission. CDA primarily complaint-driven for enforcement (noise + parking) rather than zoning (which Idaho preemption limits). Kootenai County (unincorporated areas around CDA) has its own parallel STR permit program with similar safety-focused framework.
Combined short-term lodging tax in Coeur d'Alene is approximately 11.500% of gross nightly revenue (state sales + state TRT + local TRT + applicable resort/city options).
Idaho State sales tax 6% + Idaho Travel & Convention Tax 2% + Kootenai County 3% + Coeur d'Alene auditorium district 0.5% — combined ~11.5% on transient lodging
Verify the current combined rate via the Utah State Tax Commission before remitting — rates drift quarterly.
STR regulations vary by jurisdiction. Compare Coeur d'Alene against nearby markets.