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Short-term rental rules in Bend, OR
How Bend 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.
- 500 ft radial separation buffer, Type 2 whole-house residential zones
- Two-tier — Type 1 owner-occupied exempt vs. Type 2 buffered
- Annual license renewal requires prior rental use
- No absolute numeric cap; density via separation device
Based on: Bend Development Code 3.6.500 (STR land-use permit) + Bend Code Ch.7.16 (STR Operating License)
Summary of the rule
BDC §3.6.500: 500-ft RADIAL separation (measured from property boundaries) between Type II STRs in RL/RS/RM/RH/MR (outside Old Mill); considers existing permits + applications; Type I owner-occupied + qualifying infrequent categories treated differently
Last reviewed Sep 8, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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