Clackamas County's unincorporated STR regulations do NOT require the rental to be the owner's primary residence. Whole-home, non-owner-occupied vacation rentals are allowed if registered and compliant. Cities within the county may impose their own primary-residence limits, so check local city rules.
Unlike some jurisdictions, the county STR regulations focus on registration, occupancy caps, parking, safety and a responsible-party contact rather than owner occupancy. There is no county rule limiting STRs to an owner's primary residence, which is why whole-home vacation rentals are common in the Mt. Hood corridor. However, this is a unincorporated-county rule only. Cities within Clackamas County, such as Oregon City, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie and Happy Valley, run separate STR programs that may restrict rentals to primary residences, so confirm the rules where the property sits.
No county primary-residence restriction to violate; standard STR compliance (registration, occupancy, safety) still applies and is enforced by warnings and possible revocation.
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Backyard composting of yard debris and food scraps is allowed and encouraged in Clackamas County; no permit is needed for a home compost pile. Commercial-sca...
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Clackamas County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating artificial turf in residential yards. Standard land-use rules on lot coverage, drainage,...
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Clackamas County does not mandate native-plant landscaping for private yards, but strongly encourages it and requires native-vegetation retention in protecte...
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Rooftop rainwater harvesting is legal in Oregon and does not need a water right. Clackamas County adds no ban. Collecting rain from an artificial impervious ...
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Clackamas County government sets no countywide outdoor-watering ban. Watering rules come from your local water provider (such as Clackamas River Water or Sun...
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Oregon law (ORS 569) declares noxious weeds a public nuisance to be controlled on all lands. Clackamas County runs the WeedWise program (since 2009) through ...
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