Oregon, OH Short-Term Rentals: Primary-Residence-Only Rule (2026)

09 of the Oregon Codified Ordinances must clear a residency test twice in the same application. 09(a)(3)A states that applicants must show proof of residency within the City of Oregon as part of the general application to the Building and Zoning Department. 2 repeats the requirement specifically for ownership: the owner of the short-term rental property must live in the City of Oregon and provide proof of residency, meaning an absentee owner renting out a second house or an investment property cannot qualify for a permit under the plain text of the section.

The rule sits alongside a citywide spacing requirement that bars a new short-term rental within three hundred linear feet of street frontage of another one, and bars two units in the same building or on the same lot, though rentals already operating before the May 13, 2024 ordinance are grandfathered out of the spacing rule. 09(a)(6)A for the Commissioner of Building and Zoning to deny the permit outright. Operators denied on residency grounds can appeal to the City Administrator within ten business days, though the burden of proof to show the denial was arbitrary rests with the applicant.