File #: 24-0175    Version: Name: Short-term Rental ZOA Ch 3
Type: Zoning Ordinance - Text Status: Passed
File created: 4/10/2024 In control: City Council Legislative Session
On agenda: 6/12/2024 Final action: 6/12/2024
Title: Ordinance to Amend and Re-Enact the Zoning Ordinance of The City of Hampton, Virginia by Amending Chapter 3 Entitled “Uses Permitted” to Modify the Use “Short-term rental” to be Permitted with a Zoning Administrator Permit if Certain Additional Standards are Met, Add Additional Standards on the Operation of the Use “Short-term Rental”, Reflect the Combination of the “Bed and breakfast 1” and “Bed and Breakfast 2” Uses, and Add Additional Standards for the “Multifamily Dwelling” Use
Indexes: , , , Economic Vitality, Placemaking
Attachments: 1. Redline, 2. Redline Standard Districts, 3. Clean Standard Districts, 4. Redline Special Districts, 5. Clean Special Districts, 6. Staff Report, 7. Presentation and Public Input, 8. Planning Commission Resolution
Related files: 24-0173, 24-0176, 24-0177, 24-0174, 24-0178, 24-0179, 24-0180, 24-0181, 24-0182, 24-0183, 24-0184, 24-0185, 24-0186, 24-0187, 24-0188, 24-0189, 24-0190, 24-0191, 24-0192, 24-0193, 24-0194, 24-0195, 24-0196, 24-0197, 24-0198, 24-0199, 24-0200, 24-0201, 24-0202, 24-0203, 24-0204, 24-0205, 24-0206, 24-0215, 24-0216, 24-0217, 24-0218, 24-0219, 24-0220, 24-0221, 24-0222, 24-0223, 24-0224, 24-0225, 24-0226, 24-0227, 24-0228, 24-0207, 24-0208, 24-0209, 24-0210, 24-0211, 24-0212, 24-0213, 24-0214, 24-0313
Title
Ordinance to Amend and Re-Enact the Zoning Ordinance of The City of Hampton, Virginia by Amending Chapter 3 Entitled “Uses Permitted” to Modify the Use “Short-term rental” to be Permitted with a Zoning Administrator Permit if Certain Additional Standards are Met, Add Additional Standards on the Operation of the Use “Short-term Rental”, Reflect the Combination of the “Bed and breakfast 1” and “Bed and Breakfast 2” Uses, and Add Additional Standards for the “Multifamily Dwelling” Use

Purpose
Background Statement:
The amendment proposes to amend how short-term rentals and multifamily dwellings are permitted within the City.

In December 2022, the City adopted a zoning ordinance amendment which required all short-term rentals to obtain a Use Permit in order to operate within the City. That amendment provided a 2-year grace-period to those forty-five short-term rentals which had previously obtained the required business license with zoning approval, to give them time to receive approval on the newly-required Use Permit while continuing to operate.

This proposal would amend that Use Permit requirement for those short-term rentals that have sufficient parking provided entirely on the property, that do not operate events, that do not rent more than 5 bedrooms, and that do not allow more than 10 overnight lodgers. If these criteria are met, then the short-term rental may be approved via a zoning administrator permit, if they comply with a set of standard conditions. The conditions address operation of the short-term rental to ensure that the use will not negatively impact surrounding properties and that the use will operate safely for all. One such condition establishes a maximum occupancy based upon the number and size of the bedrooms in the rental, with only that maximum number of people permitted on the property during overnight hours. During the daytime hours, twice the number of overnight people would be permitted on premises. Another condition establishes...

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