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County review finds short‑term rentals unlikely to have reduced long‑term housing availability in Holiday Farm Fire recovery area
Summary
A staff review found short‑term rentals make up about 2% of housing in the Holiday Farm Fire Recovery Area (below a 4% threshold cited in university research), and recommended no change to Lane County’s current policy that treats short‑term rentals as single‑family dwellings.
Lane County staff reported March 18 on the prevalence and potential housing impacts of short‑term rentals (STRs) in the McKenzie Valley and the Holiday Farm Fire recovery area, concluding that current STR levels do not appear to be reducing long‑term rental availability in the holiday‑fire zone.
What staff reviewed
Coordinated services supervisor Mary Ann Nolte compiled data from Travel Lane County and U.S. Census sources. She compared renter-occupied housing shares for Lane County as a whole versus the McKenzie River Census County Division (CCD), and tallied registered STR listings in the McKenzie corridor and inside the Holiday Farm Fire Recovery Zone.
Key findings
- Renter-occupied housing: Lane County overall is about 41% renter-occupied households, while the…
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