Naches, Washington

Short-term rentals are legal in the Town of Naches but require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) under Naches Municipal Code Chapter 17.54, plus a town business license; it is unlawful to host an STR without first obtaining the CUP. The permit is personal to the host, non-transferable, and expires when the property is sold, meaning a buyer cannot simply take over a seller’s existing permit.

The permit runs on a calendar-year basis and must be renewed by December 15 each year or it lapses, so treat it as an annual renewal. STRs are allowed only in the town’s commercial and residential zones. Rentals are capped at 29 consecutive calendar days per stay, the standard transient-lodging threshold; there is no stated annual night cap and no owner-occupancy or primary-residence requirement, so an approved unit may alternatively be used as a full-time residence.

Maximum occupancy is fixed at initial licensing and cannot exceed what the Naches Fire Department deems safe, and at least two off-street parking spaces are required. Permit fees are set by city-council resolution and are not published in the code. Enforcement is moderate: the town can revoke a permit for fraud, unpaid taxes, operating unlicensed, or repeated police responses.

Properties in the surrounding Naches Valley but outside town limits fall under Yakima County instead, which requires its own STR Conditional Use Permit (a Type 2 review, roughly $1,925), a meaningfully higher cost and separate process from the town’s rules. Confirm jurisdiction before buying. A roughly 2% special hotel/motel lodging tax applies on top of state and local sales tax.