Uses
Permitted by right2
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Bed-and-breakfast permitted locations
Permitted only in single-family dwellings with a special use permit in all residential districts. Permitted by right in the Commercial District.
- Business license and transient occupancy tax
The owner shall obtain an annual business license and pay appropriate transient occupancy tax to Shenandoah County.
- Emergency information posted
Emergency information must be conspicuously posted inside the property.
- Events for registered guests only
Receptions, private parties, or other events, shall be permitted for registered guests only.
- Food service limited to breakfast
Food service shall be limited to the breakfast meal and shall be available only to guests and not to the general public in any residential district.
- Informational packet
The owner shall provide an informational packet to each new guest.
- Inspection consent
The owner of a short-term rental shall give the Town and the Shenandoah County Building Department written consent to inspect the rental property upon a twenty-four-hour notice.
- Life safety inspection
Prior to issuance of a zoning permit, the Shenandoah County Building Official or their technical assistant must do a life safety inspection.
- Local property representative
If the owner of a short-term rental does not reside at the property or locally, the owner shall designate a local property representative. The owner or representative shall be available to respond, physically, within one hour to complaints.
- Maximum guest rooms5 rooms
A maximum of five guest rooms in main structure, with a maximum occupancy of 15 persons.
- Maximum length of stay30 days
The maximum length of stay for each guest shall be 30 days or less.
- Parking per guest room1 space
One off-street parking space shall be provided for each guest room.
A bed-and-breakfast shall have frontage on an improved public street.
- Zoning permit required
The owner shall obtain a zoning permit to be reviewed on an annual basis by Town staff.
Parking
All short-term rentals shall meet parking requirements of the applicable zoning district, plus one additional off-street parking space per available guest room.
From the ordinance
Short-term rental owners shall be subject to the following requirements: ... The owner shall obtain a zoning permit ...
Parking requirements
{
"bed_and_breakfast": "1 per guest room",
"short_term_rental": "parking requirements of applicable district + 1 per guest room"
}