Article 29, Sections 29-1 through 29-7

The noise and activity at a short-term rental shall be consistent with the typical level of noise and activity of the neighborhood in its vicinity.

Quiet hours at a short-term rental shall be from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily (9 a.m. on Sunday). During those hours, there shall be no loud talking, singing, barking animals, amplified sound or other disturbing noise audible at the property line of the short-term rental.

All short-term rentals, unless exempted under state code, shall maintain annual registration, including applicable fees, with the county on its Short-term rental registry through the Department of Planning and Land Use.

In short-term rentals equipped with propane, a working carbon monoxide (CO) detector shall be installed and maintained per the manufacturer's recommendations on each floor or level of the dwelling equipped for guests to sleep overnight.

No short-term rental operator or other person shall allow, cause or participate in any disruptive party or any other disruptive event at any short-term rental or any property adjacent thereto.

At least one (1) working fire extinguisher shall be provided and maintained per the manufacturer recommendations in the short-term rental.

Short-term rental occupancy for overnight guests shall be limited to a maximum of two persons per bedroom excluding their minor children.

All short-term rentals shall have no more than two rental contracts during any consecutive seven-day period and shall be limited to operating in one structure per property.

The maximum number of people permitted to be on any short-term rental site, including overnight guests and invited visitors at other times, shall not exceed 20 persons at any time during the entire rental period.

shall be limited to operating in one structure per property.

All short-term rental operators shall maintain a Commercial General Liability Insurance policy, specifically endorsed for Short-Term Rentals, for a minimum limit of $500,000, from a firm licensed to provide insurance in Virginia.

No short-term rental operator or other person shall cause or allow a disturbance or nuisance that significantly affects the surrounding neighborhood.

All short-term rental operators shall post in a prominent place within the rental unit a summary of applicable county ordinances (to be provided by the Director of Planning and Land Use), a copy of the parking plan, trash and waste pickup schedules, if any, emergency telephone numbers and any additional rules for short-term rental tenants.

All short-term rental operators shall maintain a registry showing names and addresses of all transient visitors, all the dates rented and all of the short-term rental gross receipts. Said registry shall be retained for 4 years and must be made available, upon reasonable advance notice, to the Director of Planning and Land Use to verify that the short-term rental is being operated in accordance with the Lancaster County code.

The short-term rental operator, his or her employee, or an authorized independent contractor shall be able to respond, by phone or in person, to any law enforcement or local government official or guest within 60 minutes in order to address any issues.

One working smoke detector shall be installed and maintained for each bedroom as provided in conformance with the provisions of the Uniform Statewide Building Code.

A short-term rental operator shall be prohibited from offering a specific property for short-term rental in the county upon violations on three or more occasions of applicable state and local laws, ordinances, and regulations, as they relate to the short-term rental.

All short-term rentals shall pay the county's Transient Occupancy Tax through coordination with the Commissioner of Revenue's Office.

All short-term rentals shall provide adequate off-street parking for its guests at a minimum of one parking space for each bedroom or other place equipped for guests to sleep made available for rental.

Commercial uses are strictly prohibited, unless specifically authorized as a condition of approval of the Special Exception by the Board of Supervisors for unhosted short-term rentals or as authorized on a case-by-case basis by the Director of Planning and Land Use for hosted short-term rentals as outlined in Section 29-4-2 regarding larger gathering limits.

No parties or events without a set list of guests are permitted. No parties or events advertised, on social media or otherwise, to the public or large groups of people are permitted.

No tents, travel trailers, recreational vehicles or similar portable or temporary shelters, including trailered boats, may be used as a short-term rental.

It is expressly forbidden for guests or visitors at a short-term rental to trespass on the lands or property of another.