Short-term rentals in neighborhood commercial zones
Summary
A city-initiated amendment would force five leftover Neighborhood Commercial properties to follow residential STR rules — Type II review, 500-foot spacing, one STR per property — effectively blocking three of them. Neighbors support it; property owners say they invested millions relying on the old rules.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed May 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
Property owners say the change could strand millions in planned investment; no city financial impact study was presented.
Old Bend neighbors seeking fewer STRs and more long-term housing.
The three owners who could no longer meet the 500-foot separation and lose STR optionality.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council Business and BURA Meeting - May 6, 2026
The council pulled the plug on an ordinance restricting short-term rentals in Old Bend's commercial zones, voting 6-1 to withdraw it. Several members want a more citywide, data-driven approach — possibly capping the share of a development that can be STRs — to be taken up at a future work session.
City Council Business Meeting - Apr 15, 2026
A city-initiated amendment would force five leftover Neighborhood Commercial properties to follow residential STR rules — Type II review, 500-foot spacing, one STR per property — effectively blocking three of them. Neighbors support it; property owners say they invested millions relying on the old rules.
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