Land use · Amherst, Virginia

Short-term rental

Named in 8 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Amherst’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

property, located on a parcel of land ten or more acres in size. ** Short-term rental ** means the provision of a room or space that is suitable or intended for occupancy for dwelling, sleeping, or lodging purposes,

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residential areas. (Zoning Ord. 2003, § 18.1-921) # Sec. 24-485. - Regulations for short-term rentals . Short-term rentals are allowed as a special use permit in multiple districts. Where allowed by SUP, the process includes an additional

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right8

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.