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Page 2 of 3 03.2026 Property Detail for Licensing Total Number of legal bedrooms: (include unrented spaces) Number of bedrooms to be rented: Number of add’l sleeping spaces: (ex; living room, den) Number of Renters to be Licensed: Total Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces: Number of Off- Street Parking for Renters: Off-Street Parking must be on an improved surface: □Renters will park in garage and/or on concrete/paved driveway Events are prohibited per City Code: □I will not allow renters to host events. Exterior appearance changes per City Code: □I agree to make no exterior changes to the property indicating a STR operates at this site. Renter Register is required per City Code: □I agree to keep a Renter Register which the City may request at any time. Required Attachments □Application Fee; $600 – payment options found in next section □Background Check Form for each person listed on the application (wet ink signatures are required), and check(s) payable to MNBCA ($15 per person) – submittal options found in next section □Certificate of Insurance (one-page document issued from your insurance company) □Site Plan – drawn to scale: must include property lines, street(s), driveway, all structures, outdoor recreational areas including but not limited to: grill, deck/patio, firepit, etc. □Floor Plan – drawn to scale; must include but is not limited to; interior walls with each room labeled, number of renters in each sleeping space, any rooms/space off limits to renters must be labeled, all levels of home including unused spaces such as basements and attics. □If applicable, list of additional Managers/operators per page 1 of application □I understand the City may ask for any additional information they may require at time of application submittal. Application Submittal and Payment Options □R-3 (per page 1); Submit full/complete application packet in person at City Hall; •Check payable to City of Stillwater in the amount of $600 •Check(s) payable to MNBCA - $15 per person listed on application •City staff will verify City Utility billing name and mailing address •State issued Identification verifying Applicant’s address at the STR •Check (mailed) payable to City of Stillwater in the amount of $600 -OR- card transactions over the phone will incur a 2.9%+$0.30 transaction. •Check(s) payable to MNBCA - $15 per person listed on application must be mailed to City Hall if not dropped off in person – background checks are not conducted by the City; City Staff will mail background check forms and check(s) to the MNBCA. •R-1 certified plans have already been submitted to the Building Division and any required modifications to the packet to City Hall at Attn: Clerk's Office 216 4th Street N., Stillwater, MN 55082, or drop off in person. property have had all Final Inspections closed out. Renewal Licenses that have a CUP prior to 2020 may or may not need to meet this requirement, verify with Admin Dept. staff. □R-1 (per page 1); Submit full/complete application packet via email to stillwater@stillwatermn.gov, or mail Licensing Information The City has a cap of 50 total Short-Term Rental Licenses allowed outside of the Central Business District. If there are no licenses available, any applications received will be rejected. If there are license (s) available, applications will be processed based on first COMPLETE submittal – which includes satisfactory required Fire and Building Inspections. If multiple applicants apply, the first to receive a satisfactory inspection will move forward for Council ac tion of approval or denial. Upon Council approval, any remaining applications will be rejected. Applications will not be held until another license to become available and there is no waitlist. There are no guarantees of obtaining a STR License. (Licensing Information continues on next page)