Broken Arrow, OK Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Broken Arrow regulates short-term rentals through Chapter 7 of the City Code together with the Short-Term Rental use category in the Zoning Ordinance (Appendix A). The city defines a short-term rental as a dwelling unit rented for periods of 30 days or less. Type 1 owner-occupied STRs are permitted in the A-1, RE, RS-1, R-1, RS-2, R-2, RS-3, R-3, and RS-4 residential districts (and Areas 1 through 5 of the Downtown Residential Overlay) and allow up to two bedrooms to be rented while the owner resides in the dwelling. Type 2 non-owner-occupied STRs require a Specific Use Permit from the City Council, are capped at four guest bedrooms, and additionally limit the number of guest rooms to one per 2,000 square feet of lot area. Type 3 bed-and-breakfast STRs may be approved for up to eight guest rooms by Specific Use Permit and must collect Broken Arrow's hotel/motel tax. All three types must meet off-street parking standards (one space per guest room plus one for the operator), and Types 2 and 3 require building inspections and fire marshal life-safety approval before operation. The City Council adopted a 120-day moratorium on new Specific Use Permit applications on January 17, 2023, to revisit the ordinance; renewals of existing permits remain available. Tulsa County and the State of Oklahoma do not impose additional STR occupancy caps, so the city limits in the use chart are controlling.