Oregon, OH Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Occupancy cap
- 2 overnight occupants per sleeping room
- Where cap is recorded
- On the operating permit itself
- First-offense fine
- Up to $250
- Repeat-offense fine
- Up to $1,000
- Governing section
- § 1155.09(a)(9)B
Summary
Oregon, Ohio caps overnight guests in a permitted short-term rental at two occupants per sleeping room, and that maximum must be written into the operator's operating permit issued by the Building and Zoning Department.
1155.09 SHORT-TERM RENTALS. ... (9) Operating requirements. ... ... B. Maximum occupancy. The number of overnight occupants permitted in a short-term rental unit shall not exceed two occupants per sleeping room. This maximum occupancy shall be identified in the operating permit.
Full Breakdown
09(a)(9)B sets the occupancy limit for short-term rentals, defined earlier in the section as dwelling units or portions of a dwelling offered for consideration for up to thirty consecutive days and advertised on a hosting platform. Under the operating-requirements subsection, the number of overnight occupants permitted in a short-term rental unit cannot exceed two occupants per sleeping room, and that maximum occupancy figure must be identified on the operating permit itself, so it is not left to a general standard but fixed per property based on its floor plan.
8. 09(a)(6) for conduct endangering neighborhood safety. 09 were adopted by Ord. 084-2024, passed May 13, 2024, and enforcement runs through the Department of Building and Zoning.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the two-occupants-per-sleeping-room cap violates § 1155.09(a)(9)B. Under § 1155.09(b), a first violation of the chapter is an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $250; a subsequent conviction rises to not more than $1,000, and each day the violation continues is a separate offense. The city may also deny or revoke the operating permit under § 1155.09(a)(6).
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