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Short-term rental rules in Front Royal, VA
How Front Royal regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- discretionary special-use permit approved by Town Council (deniable, Council may impose conditions)
- no short-term rental permitted by-right in any zoning district
- pre-permit town inspection and property management plan required
- no owner-occupancy requirement and no numeric cap
Based on: Town of Front Royal Municipal Code Ch. 175 (Zoning) §175-151 Short-Term Rentals
Summary of the rule
Short-term rentals shall be permitted in all Zoning Districts by Special Use Permit and shall at a minimum meet the following requirements: A. The short-term rental owner of a dwelling unit to be used for a short-term rental shall apply for a Special Use Permit through the Department of Planning and Zoning and receive approval from Town Council prior to utilizing the dwelling unit as a short-term rental. Town Council may impose conditions necessary to mitigate adverse effects of the use on neighboring properties.
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