Clackamas County, OR Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Notice required
- Posted noise-compliance notice in rental
- Underlying noise standard
- County Code Chapter 6.05
- Complaint process
- Written allege letter, § 8.10.080(B)
- Response window
- 30 days to resolve or request hearing
- Penalty
- Suspension, revocation, or fine
Summary
Clackamas County requires every short-term rental to post notice telling guests they must follow the county's noise control ordinance, and complaints against a rental trigger a separate written allege-letter process under Section 8.10.080(B).
D. Noise. Notice shall be clearly posted in the short-term rental that identifies and informs occupants of their obligation to abide by the County's current noise control ordinance standards (Clackamas County Code Chapter 6.05). ... When noncompliance is suspected but not yet confirmed, program staff shall issue an allege letter as described in Code Section 2.07.030(A)(1) in writing, advising an owner and/or registrant, or an Occupant of the property, of an alleged violation(s) of this chapter or the County's noise control ordinance standards (Clackamas County Code Chapter 6.05) ... related to the same short-term rental.
Full Breakdown
Section 8.10.050(D) requires that notice be "clearly posted in the short-term rental" informing occupants of their obligation to abide by the county's noise control ordinance standards in Chapter 6.05. That posting requirement sits alongside the rental's registration number and responsible-party contact information, which Section 8.10.050(I) also requires to be visible from the nearest public roadway while paying guests are on site. When a neighbor or the county suspects a noise violation at a registered short-term rental, Section 8.10.080(B) directs program staff to issue a written allege letter under Section 2.07.030(A)(1) to the owner, registrant, or occupant, describing the alleged violation of the noise control standards before the matter proceeds toward a compliance hearing under Chapter 2.07. Because the underlying noise limits themselves live in Chapter 6.05 rather than Chapter 8.10, a short-term rental's noise obligation is twofold: it must comply with the county's substantive noise standards, and separately it must post the required tenant notice about that obligation.
Violations & Fines
Failing to post the required noise notice is itself a violation of Section 8.10.050(D) and can be addressed through an allege letter under Section 8.10.080(B) or an immediate citation under Section 8.10.080(D), which does not require a prior warning. An owner or occupant cited for a noise violation has 30 days to resolve it and pay any penalty or to request a hearing under Chapter 2.07. Repeated or unresolved noise violations expose the registration to suspension or revocation and a fine set by Board of County Commissioners resolution under Section 8.10.090, and if the violation also poses an immediate safety risk the county can pursue emergency revocation under Section 8.10.070.
Frequently Asked Questions
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