Title
Ordinance to Amend and Re-Enact the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Hampton, Virginia by Amending Sections 3-2 Entitled, “Table of Uses Permitted” and Section 3-3 Entitled, “Additional Standards On Uses,” to add “Short-Term Rental” as Permitted with a Use Permit Within the One And Two Family Residential (R-LL, R-43, R-R, R-33, R-22, R-15, R-13, R-11, R-9, R-8, And R-4), the Multifamily (MD-1, MD-2, MD-3, MD-4, And R-M), the Commercial (C-1 And C-2), the Langley Flight Approach Limited Residential (LFA-5), the Residential Transition (RT-1), the Buckroe Bayfront (BB-1, BB-2, And BB-3), the Downtown (DT-1, DT-2, And DT-3), the Phoebus (PH-1, PH-2, And PH-3), and the Fort Monroe (FM-1, FM-2, And FM-3) Zoning Districts with Additional Standards
Purpose
Background Statement:
This amendment, if approved, would update the permitted uses included within the “Table of Uses Permitted” to add the “short-term rental” use within the R-LL, R-43, R-R, R-33, R-22, R-15, R-13, R-11, R-9, R-8, R-4, MD-1, MD-2, MD-3, MD-4, R-M, C-1, C-2, LFA-5, RT-1, BB-1, BB-2, BB-3, DT-1, DT-2, DT-3, PH-1, PH-2, PH-3, FM-1, FM-2, and FM-3 zoning districts with an additional standard and the approval of a Use Permit. The one additional standard provides for a 2-year grace period for those short term rental locations currently operating legally. Illegally operating short-term rentals and new ones proposed after this ordinance goes into effect, if adopted, would require the approval of a Use Permit prior to commencing operations.
The General Assembly is expected to consider legislation in the next session, and staff recommends clarifying how the City regulates short-term rentals before that time. There is a current Zoning Administrator interpretation which addresses the use, which is not clear to the general public or easy to enforce. This amendment would correct that and enable the City to clearly regulate short-term rentals.
The zoning districts proposed include all districts which cur...
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