Martinsville, Virginia · General provision
Section III, N. Short-term rental occupancy
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Short-term rentalShort-term rentalA dwelling let to guests for brief stays — the zoning category behind Airbnb rules. by-rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld.
Short-term rental of a portion or all of a residential dwelling or a qualifying accessory residential unit shall be permitted by-right in any residential or mixed-use zoning district in the city.
- Max adult lodgers per bedroom2 adults
No more than two (2) adult lodgers may occupy a bedroom in any dwelling unit (exclusive of children under the age of twelve (12)).
- Owner must be full-time resident
The owner shall be a full-time resident of the property and shall reside in the primary residential dwelling when the property is not otherwise occupied.
- Short-term rentalShort-term rentalA dwelling let to guests for brief stays — the zoning category behind Airbnb rules. registration required90 days
the owner of a short-term rental property shall be required to register and obtain any necessary permits for short-term occupancy within ninety (90) days of first occupancy.
From the ordinance
Short-term rental of a portion or all of a residential dwelling or a qualifying accessory residential unit shall be permitted by-right in any residential or mixed-use zoning district in the city.