Short Term Rentals (STRs) in the R1-5 Zone

Previously referred to as Vacation Rental Dwellings (VRDs)

If you are considering using your dwelling as a short-term rental, you will need to obtain approval from the City of Lincoln City Planning & Community Development Department. The STR Land Use Application Packet below includes the instructions and application forms necessary to obtain planning approval.

• In the R1-5 zone, there is a cap of 194 licenses. The cap has been reached, so no new licenses will be issued in this zone until the number of licenses STRs falls below the cap.

To be considered for one of the 194 licenses in the R1-5 zone, a complete land-use application for an STR must be received. Applications will be date and time stamped on the day and at the time that they are deemed complete (complete means the application form is complete, all signatures of all property owners are on the application form, all required attachments have been received, the land-use application fee has been received, and the required inspections have been passed). When a license becomes available, the oldest complete application will be approved and the property owners will be notified to submit for the license. There is no way to predict when a license will become available.

Note that a decision on the land-use application must be issued within 365 days of being deemed complete. There are no refunds of the land-use application fee.