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Short-term rental rules in Astoria, OR
How Astoria regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- hard citywide cap of 50 licensed vacation-rental units
- license non-transferable, penalty follows operator not property
- biennial license process with $500 base fee, $150 renewal
- whole-home/absentee STR permitted but capped citywide
Based on: Astoria City Code §§8.740–8.749 (Ordinance 25-07, adopted 2025)
Summary of the rule
There is a cap of 50 licensed vacation rental units across the city.
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Last reviewed Sep 15, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
Pending legislation
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