Occupancy Limits: Gresham vs Troutdale

How many guests can stay overnight at a Gresham short-term rental?

Gresham's STR ordinance under GRC Article 9.56 caps overnight occupancy at two guests per bedroom plus two additional persons. A two-bedroom rental may host up to six overnight guests. The bedroom count is fixed on your STR registration application and each bedroom must meet the Article 9.56 self-inspection standard.

Can I host more guests during the day at my Gresham Airbnb?

Yes, but only up to six additional guests over the overnight count. Daytime occupancy is overnight occupancy plus six. The STR may not be used for parties, weddings, reunions, company retreats, or other events, and stays must be 30 consecutive nights or fewer to remain in the STR program.

What is the maximum number of guests for a Troutdale Airbnb?

Troutdale has not codified an STR-specific guest cap. The maximum is whatever the bedroom-area and dwelling-area math under the Oregon Residential Specialty Code yields: a sleeping room must provide 70 square feet for one occupant or 50 square feet per occupant in shared sleeping rooms, and the dwelling itself must meet the state minimum living-area thresholds. An operator listing 'sleeps 12' should verify that the per-bedroom and per-dwelling math supports that figure and that egress, smoke-alarm, and CO-alarm provisions meet code.

Does Troutdale apply a 'two per bedroom plus two' rule to vacation rentals?

No. The Troutdale Development Code and Troutdale Municipal Code do not impose an STR-specific 'two per bedroom plus two' or similar formula. The operative limit is the Oregon Residential Specialty Code's per-room and per-dwelling area minimums, which can be more or less restrictive than 'two per bedroom plus two' depending on the actual square footage of the bedrooms and the dwelling.

Who enforces overcrowding at a Troutdale STR?

Building-code overcrowding (more occupants than the state per-room or per-dwelling area minimums allow) is enforced by the local Building Division through Troutdale's intergovernmental building inspection arrangement with Multnomah County. Nuisance consequences of overcrowding (noise, parking saturation, sanitation) are enforced under Troutdale Municipal Code Chapter 8.28 (Nuisances) and Chapter 8.24 (Noise Control). Because Troutdale has no STR-specific permit, there is no STR-permit revocation mechanism for occupancy violations.