Dimensional standards
Uses
Conditional / special use1
- short-term rental of one room in single-family detached dwelling
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Building code compliance
Applicable provisions of the Uniform Statewide Building Code ... shall be met.
- Business license required
A copy of a business license issued by the Williamsburg Commissioner of the Revenue shall be provided
- Separate cooking facilities prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
may not include cooking facilities separate from the primary cooking facilities
- HOA confirmation required
If the property is located within a subdivision governed by a homeowner's association/property owners association, the zoning administrator must receive written confirmation from the HOA/POA that the short-term rental is permitted
- Liability insurance amount500,000 dollars
A copy of a general liability insurance policy ... with coverage of not less than $500,000.00.
- Maximum nights per year104 nights
Rental of a room to transient visitors shall be permitted for not more than 104 nights per calendar year
- Maximum rooms rented1 rooms
No more than one room in the principal dwelling may be rented to transient visitors
- Maximum visitors per room2 persons
No more than two transient visitors shall occupy a room at the same time
The furnishing of meals is not permitted.
- Owner-occupied required
Rental of a room to transient visitors shall be permitted only in owner-occupied single-family detached dwellings.
- Owner must be present
the owner must be physically present at the property during any rental period.
- Property management plan required
A property management plan demonstrating how the short-term rental will be managed ... shall be submitted
- Special exception required
contingent upon approval as a special exception use by the Board of Zoning Appeals
Parking
- Maximum parking area in front/rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 pct
Parking spaces and driveways ... shall not occupy more than 30 percent of a front or rear yard area
- Maximum parking area as % of total lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. (>20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.)10 pct
nor more than ten percent of the total lot area for lots having a lot area of more than 20,000 square feet.
- Maximum parking area as % of total lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. (≤20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.)15 pct
shall not occupy more than 15 percent of the total lot area for lots having a lot area of 20,000 square feet or less
- Permitted parking surface materials
Parking spaces and driveways shall be constructed of gravel, compacted stone, concrete, asphalt, brick or paving stones.
- Off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. spaces required1 spaces
One off-street parking space shall be provided ... and shall be reserved for use by the occupants of the rental room.
From the ordinance
Rental of a room to transient visitors shall be permitted only in owner-occupied single-family detached dwellings.