Arvada STR Licensed vs. Unlicensed Map: What You Are Looking At

Arvada Housing Advocacy  ·  Robert Slay, MSW  ·  July 2026  ·  Data: CORA Request 2026-209 + Granicus Compliance System

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What This Map Adds: This is the only map in the suite that shows all three pieces of the picture at once — who's licensed, who isn't, and where residents have actually complained — so you can see how they relate to each other, not just where each one sits on its own.
386
Licensed STRs
290
Unlicensed / non-compliant
130
Resident complaints

What This Map Shows

Three independently toggleable layers, drawing from two City data sources: the licensed STR registry (CORA Request 2026-209) and 130 complaint records combining two separate systems — 85 pre-2026 complaint records plus 45 records recovered from the City's Granicus compliance system (which went live at the end of 2025).

Licensed STRs — the 386 properties with an active City permit.
Still non-compliant after notice — from the Non-Compliance Map dataset.
Notice sent — same dataset.
Non-compliant, no notice on record — same dataset.
Resident complaints — 130 complaints, each tagged with how confidently it's linked to a property.

How Complaints Are Connected to Properties — Four Confidence Levels, Stated Plainly

1. CONFIRMED (8 complaints): the complaint record itself cites a real, verified permit number matching our licensed dataset. This is a genuine link, not an estimate.
2. ESTIMATED (86 complaints): no permit number on the complaint record, so it's matched to the nearest licensed or unlicensed STR within 300 feet. This is a proximity match, not a confirmed link — the nearest STR isn't necessarily the specific property the complaint was about, especially on blocks with several STRs close together.
3. TEST_RECORD (10 complaints): the complaint cites a permit number like “TEST25-0039” — a placeholder used in the City's own system, not a real license. Flagged and excluded from the licensed/unlicensed comparison rather than silently guessed at.
4. NO_MATCH (25 complaints): no permit number, and no STR of any kind within 300 feet. Shown on the map with no status attached.

With that stated plainly: of the 95 complaints that could be matched to a property (CONFIRMED + ESTIMATED), 65 (68.4%) are against licensed properties and 30 (31.6%) are against unlicensed/non-compliant ones. Licensed STRs are associated with roughly twice as many complaints as unlicensed ones in this dataset. This complicates any argument that licensing alone resolves neighborhood impact — it doesn't mean licensing is the wrong policy, but it does mean licensing status and complaint activity aren't the same thing.

How to Use the Map

Data Source

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