Short-term rental permit rules in Bend, OR — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Bend requires every short-term rental to hold a city operating license (Bend Code Ch. 7.16) and, in most zones, a land use permit (Bend Development Code 3.6.500). Whole-house Type II STRs must keep 500 feet of separation from other whole-house STRs; owner-occupied room rentals are exempt from that density buffer.
The City of Bend runs a formal short-term rental (STR) program. Operating licenses are required for all short-term rentals under Bend Code (BC) Chapter 7.16, and most properties also need a land use permit under Bend Development Code (BDC) 3.6.500 (a few older subdivisions — Deschutes Landing, The Courtyards at Broken Top units 1-8 & 21-32, and Mt Bachelor Village — are exempt from the land use permit). Land use permit fees are about $1,314.53 (Type I) or $3,657.44 (Type II), each plus a 4% long-range planning surcharge. The operating license costs about $350 initially and $255 to renew annually, plus a transportation fee supplement ($200/year for whole-house, $108/year for others). For Type II whole-house STRs in Residential and Mixed-Use Riverfront zones there must be 500 feet of separation between whole-house STR properties — a density buffer that does not apply to Type I rentals (infrequent rentals, owner-occupied room rentals, or STRs in commercial/mixed-use zones). Owner-occupied room rentals of up to two bedrooms are exempt from the 500-foot buffer. Operators must provide 24/7 emergency contact information to all neighbors within 250 feet of the property.
Operating a short-term rental without the required operating license or land use permit, or violating the density buffer or license conditions, can lead to enforcement and license denial, suspension, or revocation under Bend Code Chapter 7.16. Because the program is permit-based, unlicensed STR operation is treated as a land use and licensing violation handled by the City's Community Development and code enforcement staff.
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