Salem does not require every short-term rental to be an owner's primary home, but an accessory short-term rental license requires the owner to live in the dwelling at least 270 days per calendar year.
Salem offers two paths. A standard short-term rental license allows renting a single-family or condominium unit as commercial lodging without a primary-residence requirement. An accessory short-term rental license, by contrast, is tied to the owner's home: the owner must reside in the dwelling unit for a minimum of 270 days per calendar year, reflecting that the STR is accessory to the owner's residence. Unincorporated Marion County imposes no primary-residence STR rule; allowed use turns on the property's zoning.
Claiming an accessory license without meeting the 270-day residency, or misrepresenting occupancy, can void the license and trigger enforcement.
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Marion County has no ordinance banning backyard composting, and no permit is needed for a home compost pile. It must not become a nuisance, attract rodents o...
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Marion County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating residential artificial turf. Installation on private property is generally allowed. Check d...
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Marion County does not require any particular plants and does not ban native or xeric landscaping. Ornamental landscape grasses that are not a fire or traffi...
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Oregon law lets you collect rain and snowmelt from a rooftop or other artificial impervious surface without a water right. Marion County has no ordinance ban...
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Marion County itself sets no residential watering schedule. In Salem, the Public Works Director may curtail water use whenever a supply shortage or emergency...
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All of Marion County outside city limits is a weed control district. Landowners must destroy designated noxious weeds and stop them from seeding. Inside the ...
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