Bowling Green, Virginia · General provision

10.30.130 Short-Term Rentals

Uses

Permitted by right1

Extracted standards

6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • 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 (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

    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.

  • Annual STR permit fee50 dollars

    An applicant must pay the permit fee annually, which shall be $50 from the effective date of this ordinance.

  • STR permit 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.

Signage

  • STR sign limit1 sign

    Signs to identify the STR shall be permitted to be one (1) of the minor signs permitted on the property.

From the ordinance

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.
10.30.130 Short-Term Rentals