Archuleta County, Colorado Airbnb hosts:

[Loyce1]

What issues have you experienced. after county permit allowances have changed?  My 10 guest occupancy allowance has dropped to 6, even though we have 4 bedrooms. Two queen size bedrooms, one master with a king bed, and one with 4 bunk beds,.  We have three full baths for those bedrooms to have easy access to.

[Lorna170]

@Loyce1  It appears that there may be a discrepancy between how the permitting department and the zoning departments are counting bedrooms.  If your local zoning department has you zoned for 4 bedrooms, with the assumption that each bedroom may accommodate 2 persons, then the permitting department should be allowing 8 guests.  Unless you also have to reside on the STR property, in which case 6 guests would be accurate as you would be presumed to be utilizing at least one bedroom.

Good luck fighting city hall!

Note:  I do not reside in your state or county, so I am generalizing the rules.  But I have lived many places and have had many properties over the years, and zoning is usually what wins.