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.
- Gatherings prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. 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
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.