Title
Rezoning Application by the City of Hampton to Rezone into the Hampton River 4 Zone of the Short-Term Rental Overlay (O-STR) District all of the Parcels of Land Bounded as Shown in the Attached Proposed Rezoning Map
Purpose
Background Statement:
This is a comprehensive rezoning proposal by the City of Hampton to map that area identified in the “Site Location” section of the Staff Report into the “Hampton River 4” Zone within the Short-Term Rental Overlay (O-STR) District.
In December 2022, the City enacted a requirement for all short-term rentals to obtain a Use Permit prior to operating, except that those forty-five which had already received a business license with zoning approval were given two years to obtain the Use Permit.
This rezoning is being brought forward in conjunction with Zoning Ordinance Amendments No. 24-0173, 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 within the City can operate, and will clarify other similar uses. The amendments establish density maximums within proposed short-term rental zones, and require a minimum separation between short-term rentals which are within single-family dwellings.
In preparing these amendments, staff worked with a group of stakeholders representing various neighborhoods within the City, short-term rental operators, realtors, a bed and breakfast operator, and others. In crafting the proposal, staff sought to balance protection of neighborhoods and community cohesion with the economic, tourism, and recreational benefits short-term rentals can provide the City.
In order to achieve the desired balance, staff proposed creating a new zoning overlay district with fifty-one (51) subdistricts. Each subdistrict, referred to as “STR Zones”, permits a maximum number of short-term rentals within that area to establish a maximum density of short-term rentals. The number is based upon one percent of the current dwelling...
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