Title
Use Permit Application No. 25-0079 by Jason Valentine to Permit a Short-Term Rental (STR) at 125 N Fourth St [LRSN: 12006962]
Purpose
Background Statement:
Use Permit Application No. 25-0079 is a request to operate a short-term rental (STR) at 125 N Fourth St [LRSN: 12006962]. The property is currently zoned Two-Family Residential (R-8) District which allows for the desired use, subject to an approved use permit. The property is also situated in the Buckroe 1 Zone of the Short-term Rental Overlay (O-STR) District.
The Hampton Community Plan (2006, as amended) calls for evaluating land use proposals from a regional, city-wide and neighborhood perspective. Furthermore, land-use and economic development policies related to this land use application include safeguarding the integrity of existing residential neighborhoods, encouraging a mix of land uses that is appropriate and promotes the efficient use of land, and expanding tourism, entertainment, and cultural opportunities within the city.
The proposed location complies with the density cap for the STR zone, Buckroe 1, as well as the separation requirements. However, the application exceeds the allowable number of rentable sleeping rooms in order to be approved as a Zoning Administrator Permit. In order to permit the number of rentable sleeping rooms, a Use Permit must be approved by City Council.
At Planning Commission, the applicant offered, and the Commissioners discussed, adding a condition to the staff recommended conditions that would require the applicant to cancel or amend all currently reserved bookings that exceed the ten (10) overnight lodger maximum set forth in the conditions. The Commissioners ultimately determined this addition would be unnecessary, since enforcement of the ten (10) overnight lodger maximum will occur regardless of whether or not the bookings are currently reserved or reserved in the future. However, the Commissioners would like the City Council to be aware of the concern...
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