Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Approved address number required
The short-term rental shall have an approved address number placed on the dwelling or in another position plainly legible and visible from the street fronting the property.
- Hosting gatherings not permitted in R-1, R-2, R-3
Hosting gatherings (e.g., weddings, receptions, or other special gatherings) which would include a greater number of participants and guests than the permitted maximum occupancy of the STR is not permitted in the R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts.
- Maximum occupancy: two per bedroom plus two additional, or septic permit limit
The maximum number of persons in a short-term rental unit is limited to the lesser of: (i) two persons per bedroom plus two additional people... or (ii) the number of persons or bedrooms as indicated on the Virginia Department of Health septic permit.
- Principal guest must be at least 18 years of age18 years
The principal guest of a short-term rental unit shall be at least 18 years of age.
- Annual STR permit fee $5050 dollars
An applicant must pay the permit fee annually, which shall be $50 from the effective date of this ordinance.
- STR permit and business license required
No person shall operate a short-term rental without having first applied for and obtained a STR permit from the Zoning Administrator and a Business License from the Town Treasurer.
- Short-term rentalsShort-term rentalA dwelling let to guests for brief stays — the zoning category behind Airbnb rules. permitted in any districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. that permits dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.
STRs shall be permitted to be operated in existing, legal, residential dwelling units and accessory dwelling units in any zoning district that permits such dwelling units subject to the provisions of this section.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. vehicles/structures for STR
No recreational vehicles, buses, tents, trailers, or alternative dwellings such as shipping containers and similar structures shall be used in connection with the operation of a short-term rental.
- STR sign allowed as one minor sign
Signs to identify the STR shall be permitted to be one (1) of the minor signs permitted on the property.
From the ordinance
Notwithstanding other Town code provisions to the contrary, STRs shall be permitted to be operated in existing, legal, residential dwelling units and accessory dwelling units in any zoning district that permits such dwelling units subject to the provisions of this section.