Short Term Rental Laws in Virginia Beach, VA

Properties that were registered as short-term rentals before July 1, 2018, and have paid all applicable taxes are considered grandfathered, but must meet certain conditions.
Any expansion of a grandfathered property that increases the square footage by more than 25% or 1,000 square feet will revoke its grandfathered status.
Properties that were granted a short-term rental conditional use permit (CUP) by the City Council before September 7, 2021, and are not located within a short-term rental overlay district are also considered grandfathered.
All properties located in the Sandbridge Special Service District are eligible for use as a short-term rental, but a zoning permit and Commissioner of the Revenue requirements must be met.
Properties located within a short-term rental overlay district and granted a CUP by the City Council must renew their CUPs every five years and obtain yearly zoning permits.
Home sharing, where a homeowner rents out a room or rooms for less than 30 consecutive days, does not require a zoning permit but must be registered with the Commissioner of the Revenue.
Short-term rentals, which are entire dwellings rented for less than 30 consecutive days, require a zoning permit, a sworn statement form, a life-safety inspection report, a structural safety inspection report, a parking plan, liability insurance, proof of current registration, and proof of transient occupancy taxes paid.
The zoning permit must be renewed annually and costs $200.
The parking plan must show compliance with the minimum number of required off-street parking areas.
Proof of liability insurance of at least $1 million is required.
Proof of current registration and proof of transient occupancy taxes paid are required for grandfathered properties.
The short-term rental zoning permit request can be submitted online or by mail/in-person.
The application fee is $200 and must be paid before the zoning permit is issued.
The zoning permit is valid for one year from the issuance date.
There is a process to petition the City Council for a neighborhood short-term rental overlay district.

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