Short Term Rental Program

(Updated as of May 17, 2024)

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Short-Term Rental Program is currently being assessed by the City with proposed changes to regulations. Learn more about the potential changes and get involved by clicking here.

Owners of existing and new Short-Term Rentals (STR) are subject to specific use regulations. On this page you will learn: 

1) Is your property is eligible for a Short Term Rental (STR)?

2) What regulations and permits are needed for an STR?

3) How do I retain my STR designation?

1) STR Eligibility

Click here or use the link below to see if your property may be eligible to be an STR. 

* Please note, this map is updated periodically. For the most updated information please call 541-549-5207 to confirm a property is eligible.

https://cityofsisters.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8ff274e1d26a4b4cbed21f1ed8dadc3b 

Enter the property address into the upper left search bar, and a small gray dot will pop up on the property. You can zoom in to see what that property's eligibility is (color coding is described below).

• Blue = Existing STR
• Yellow = 250 ft buffer where no other STRs are allowed
• Red = Site is ineligible for STR
• No color overlay = Eligible for an STR

2a) Land Use Permit Requirement

• A land use permit is required for all STR properties (use of a residential dwelling unit for less than a period of 30 consecutive days). Commercial units (i.e. hotels and motels) are not considered STRs.
• New STRs cannot be located within 250 ft of an existing STR (except for condominiums and property located in the Highway and Downtown Commercial Districts).  Please call 541-323-5207 to determine if a property is eligible to become a STR.
• Land Use Permits for STR applications submitted after 12/28/18 cannot be transferred to a new owner. STRs applied for or lawfully established prior to 12/28/18 are transferable to new property owners IF the new property owner obtains an STR Operating License within 60 days of the date of the transfer of property ownership.

2b) Initial STR Operating License  

All STR property owners are required to obtain a Business License ($105, prorated quarterly) with a supplemental Short Term Rental Operating License and pay the required supplemental fee for each STR unit ($100/ STR unit, not prorated quarterly).  

• Existing STRs - Owners of existing STRs have until June 30 of each year to renew the STR Operating License.
• New STRs - Owners of new STRs  have 60 days from when the Land Use Permit approval is issued to apply for an STR Operating License.

If an operating license is not applied for within the time period outlined above or is not renewed annually, the land use permit will become void due to abandonment of use.

3) License Maintenance

• Renew your license annually by submitting a COMPLETE Renewal Application & fees.
• Maintain a Business License and Short Term Rental Operating License
• Remit Transient Room Tax as proof of use.