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Short-term rental rules in Luray, VA
How Luray 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.
- residential-zone exclusion: lodging houses not a listed use in R-1, R-2, R-4 or R-5
- discretionary special-use permit required for lodging houses in R-3 (Town Council decision)
- lodging houses allowed by right only in business district B-1 (and by special permit in M-1)
- town transient occupancy tax on lodging stays
Based on: Luray Town Code App. A (Zoning) Art. IV district use lists 401-407 and Sec. 519 (Lodging house regulations, Ord.
Summary of the rule
402.2. Uses permitted by special permit: (a) Temporary mobile homes and temporary mobile home parks. (b) Fire, police and rescue squad stations. (c) Reserved. (d) Bed and breakfast home. (e) Home occupation.
Last reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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