Short Term Rentals
Short Term Rental Guidelines
Silverton is a beautiful welcoming City and has grown as a prime vacation destination. With all of the charming amenities the City offers there has been a growing trend in residents renting out their homes and/or bedrooms through websites such as Air BnB. The following information outlines the City of Silverton's guidelines for such process.
The Silverton Development Code addresses the short-term rentals are defined when tenancy is less than 30 days in three ways.
- The Home Occupation standards allows a single bedroom to be rented for less than 30 days provided it does not have separate cooking facilities and which has a maximum occupancy of two persons. In this situation a Home Occupation Business License would be necessary and carries a $50 annual fee. Additionally, The City of Silverton Municipal Code Chapter 3.12 requires a nine percent Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) to be imposed on all gross rent charged by a hotel or operator. All taxes collected are due and payable on and no later than quarterly basis, on the fifteenth day of the following month for the preceding month(s). A tax return for the preceding month or quarter's tax collections shall also be filed with the City of Silverton. Tax collected is used as grant money to promote tourism in Silverton. Grant requests require an application which is reviewed by the Tourism Promotion Committee (TPC) for award determination.
- If a resident is inclined to offer more than one bedroom as a rental the establishment would have to be licensed as a bed and breakfast. Bed and Breakfast business applications are reviewed by the Planning Commission and carry an $1,100 fee.
- If a resident desire to provide the rental of an entire home for less than 30 days, Silverton Municipal code considers this a Retail Sales and Service use; and it is not permitted in Residential Zones. See the below code references for additional information.
Municipal Code reference and explanation:
- Bed and Breakfast Inns described in the municipal code under Title 18 section 2.2.200 subsection D. Where bed and breakfast inns are allowed, they shall require approval through conditional use review (Type III) and conform to all of the following standards:
- Accessory Use. The use must be accessory to a household already occupying the structure as a residence.
- Maximum Size. In the R-1 and R-5 zones, four bedrooms for guests, and a maximum of eight guests are permitted per night; in the RM-10, RM-20 and DCF zones, 12 bedrooms are allowed for guests, with a maximum of 24 guests per night.
- Length of Stay. Maximum length of stay is 28 days per guest; anything longer is classified as a hotel or commercial lodging. The bed and breakfast shall maintain a guest registry.
- Employees. Up to two nonresident employees. There is no limit on resident employees.
- Food Service. May be provided only to overnight guests of the business.
- Owner-Occupied. Shall be owner-occupied.
- Signs. Signs shall require a sign permit approved by the city of Silverton, and not exceed a total of four square feet of surface area on all sides.
- Other Permit or Licensing Requirements. The owner of a bed and breakfast use shall be responsible for obtaining and complying with all other applicable permit and/or licensing requirements.
- Home rental for less than 30 days is referenced and defined as below.
- Household living is characterized by municipal code Title 18 section 1.6.110 subsection A . The residential occupancy of a dwelling unit by a household. Where units are rented, tenancy is arranged on a month-to-month basis, or for a longer period. Uses where tenancy may be arranged for a shorter period are not considered residential. They are considered to be a form of transient lodging (see the retail sales and service and community service categories).
- Retail sales and service pertaining to lodging is defined in the municipal code under Title 18 in section 1.6.250 subsection 3. Entertainment-Oriented. Restaurants, cafes, delicatessens, taverns, and bars; indoor or outdoor continuous entertainment activities such as bowling alleys, ice rinks, and game arcades; pool halls; indoor firing ranges; theaters, health clubs, gyms, membership clubs, and lodges; hotels, motels, recreational vehicle parks, and other temporary lodging with an average length of stay of less than 30 days.
