File #: 24-0173    Version: Name: Short-term Rental ZOA Ch 1
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 1, Article 1 Entitled “Administration and Enforcement of Ordinance” to Add a New Section Regarding Zoning Administrator Permits and Associated Fees
Indexes: , , , Economic Vitality, Placemaking
Attachments: 1. Redline, 2. Staff Report, 3. Public Input, 4. CCBID Letter of Support, 5. Planning Commission Resolution, 6. Presentation (as presented on 6-12-24)
Related files: 24-0313, 24-0178, 24-0179, 24-0180, 24-0185, 24-0182, 24-0183, 24-0195, 24-0196, 24-0181, 24-0184, 24-0174, 24-0175, 24-0176, 24-0177, 24-0186, 24-0187, 24-0188, 24-0189, 24-0190, 24-0191, 24-0192, 24-0193, 24-0194, 24-0197, 24-0198, 24-0199, 24-0200, 24-0201, 24-0202, 24-0203, 24-0205, 24-0206, 24-0204, 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
Title
Ordinance to Amend and Re-Enact the Zoning Ordinance of The City of Hampton, Virginia by Amending Chapter 1, Article 1 Entitled “Administration and Enforcement of Ordinance” to Add a New Section Regarding Zoning Administrator Permits and Associated Fees

Purpose
Background Statement:
The amendment proposes to create a new section within Chapter 1 of the Zoning Ordinance which will establish the administration and application of zoning administrator permits.

Currently, the zoning ordinance requires certain uses, such as food truck hosts sites, and commercial day cares 1, to obtain a zoning administrator permit. The additional standards on those individual uses detail conditions to be met to obtain a zoning administrator permit, but there is not one central section of the ordinance governing zoning administrator permits. This proposed amendment would establish that section which will indicate the process for application, documentation, enforcement, and fees associated with the permit. The proposed fee is a $200 application fee for all zoning administrator permits, and a $50 inspection fee when such permit requires an inspection.

This item is being brought forward in conjunction with Zoning Ordinance Amendments No. 24-0174, No. 24-0175, No. 24-0176, and No. 24-0177 which will together establish new restrictions on how and where short-term rentals can operate within the City, and will clarify other similar uses.

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. A Use Permit requires two public hearings in order to be approved. If adopted, this set of amendments would allow short-term rentals which meet criteria related to size, events, and parking to be permitted via a zoning administrator permit rather than a Use Permit, thereby streamlining the approval process. The amendments also set density maximums within proposed short-term rental zones, ...

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