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Short-term rental rules in Put-in-Bay, OH
How Put-in-Bay regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here operate under a registration or permit system with ongoing operating rules.
- STR conditional/special-use permit required in the residential districts (public hearing, deniable)
- whole-home short-term rental permitted by-right in the commercial C-1 district
- village lodging excise tax reaching short-term-rental stays
- no citywide cap and no owner-occupancy requirement
Based on: Village of Put-in-Bay Codified Ordinances Ch. 280 (Lodging Excise Tax); Village Planning & Zoning Code Ch. 1260
Summary of the rule
'Dwelling, one-family, temporary use' (§ 1260.06(62)) means a detached building used by non-owner occupants for not less than seven and not more than thirty consecutive days; it is a permitted use by-right in the C-1 commercial district (§ 1272.01(k)) and a discretionary special use subject to Chapter 1288 public-hearing approval in the R-1 (§ 1268.02(c)) and R-2 (§ 1270.02(c)) residential districts.
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Last reviewed Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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