Sec. 24.1-115

Exterior lighting shall be limited to fixtures and illumination intensities that will not produce illumination intensities exceeding 0.1 footcandles at any property line.

The activities on the subject property shall be conducted in complete accordance with all requirements of the York County Noise Ordinance set forth in Section 16-19 of the York County Code.

The owner/proprietor shall obtain a York County business license, establish a County transient occupancy tax account, and file with the Virginia Department of Taxation for a Virginia State Sales Tax account.

The proprietor shall ensure that any caterers or other vendors providing services for a reception are properly licensed and permitted, whether such caterer/vendor is hired by the proprietor or by the client contracting for the use of the facility. Likewise, the proprietor shall ensure that all applicable ABC permits have been obtained, either by the client or by the proprietor, and are kept valid.

No more than one (1) event per day, or two (2) events in any 7-day period, shall be allowed. A wedding ceremony and its associated reception shall be considered to be a single event.

Events shall be limited to the time period between 10:00 am and 10:00 pm. Set-up and take-down activities may take place no earlier than 8:00 am and no later than 11:00 pm.

Any building or temporary tents used to accommodate ceremonies or receptions shall comply with all applicable Building and Fire Code requirements including, but not limited to: access; materials and fire ratings; emergency lighting; exit lights; fire detection and suppression; etc. Any tent(s) shall be positioned on the property in accordance with all applicable setback requirements for principal structures or such greater setbacks as may be established as a condition of the Special Use Permit approval. Tents shall be dismantled within 48 hours of the conclusion of each event, unless the Special Use Permit shall allow a greater time.

Driveway access to the site shall comply with all requirements as to weight capacity, base and surface material, width, configuration and alignment, and vertical and horizontal clearance as set forth in Section 24.1-261. Existing driveways shall be upgraded to meet these standards if they are deficient in any aspect.

A floor plan of the structure clearly delineating all of the rooms in the house and specifically identifying those rooms and areas that will be available to renters.

The maximum number of guests shall be established as a condition of the Special Use Permit approval and shall be based on an assessment of the capacity and suitability of the site in consideration of the size of the property and facilities, the amount of parking available to accommodate guests, the capacity and condition of the highway network providing access to the site, the surrounding land uses and their proximity, and such other considerations as the Board of Supervisors deems to be relevant to prevent adverse effects upon neighboring properties.

A detailed narrative description of the project specifying the proposed operating procedures; provisions for monitoring of guests' behavior; the maximum number of occupants (both children and adults); the minimum and maximum length of stay, if any; the number of bedrooms to be rented; and provisions for accommodating off-street parking.

Restrooms or toilet facilities shall be provided for event attendees based on the ratios/requirements set forth in the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. Reception venues that would be dependent on the dwelling's on-site septic system will not be approved unless the applicant provides written authorization from the Health Department as to the adequacy of the system. In the event portable restroom or toilet facilities are proposed to be used, all shall be screened from view from adjacent public rights-of-way and abutting properties and all shall be serviced or removed within two working days of the conclusion of the event.

In evaluating any special use permit application for a short-term rental home, the commission and board shall consider the adequacy and capacity of the adjacent roadway network, including pavement widths, traffic volumes, and street ownership and maintenance arrangements as applicable, to accommodate the proposed use without adversely affecting neighboring properties.

All smoke detectors shall be interconnected and installed in accordance with the 2012 Virginia Residential Code, Section R314, or as it may from time to time be amended.

The minimum number of spaces shall be calculated at a ratio of one (1) parking space per every two (2) persons based on the maximum allowable occupancy/attendance limit plus one (1) space for every regular or contract employee associated with the reception facility.

Any parking areas constructed or established specifically for support of the reception use shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from any abutting property not owned by the proprietor, unless with the consent of the owner of the abutting property, and shall be screened from view from those abutting properties and public rights-of-way by evergreen landscaping, unless the abutting property owner consents to waiver of the screening requirement.