Land use · Petersburg, Virginia

short-term rental

Named in 4 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 Petersburg’s own text settles what this covers.

District; 2. Institutions of an educational or religious nature; 3. Two-family dwellings; 4. Short-term rental of an existing dwelling, subject to the provisions of Article 39, Short-term rental regulations. (Ord. No. 2025-RES-041, Exh. A, 6-17-2025) ###

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of private automobiles in connection with any use permitted in this section. 5. Short-term rental of an existing dwelling, subject to the provisions of Article 39, Short-term rental regulations. (Ord. No. 2025-RES-041, Exh. A, 6-17-2025) ###

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parking regulation as per article 19 of this zoning ordinance shall apply. (4) Short-term rental of an existing dwelling, subject to the provisions of Article 39, Short-term rental regulations. (b) Retail, shopkeeper, commercial office: (1) Business

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following purpose: (a) **Residential:** (1) Single-family and two-family residences; (2) Residential townhouses; (3) Short-term rental of an existing dwelling, subject to the provisions of Article 39, Short-term rental regulations. (b) **Retail, shopkeeper, commercial office:** (1) Same

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use4

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.