Committee splits on lodging rules; staff to return with options on setbacks, noise, scale and event caps
Stakeholders and committee members debated whether to align rules for bed-and-breakfast homestays, inns, country inns and rural resorts. No final ordinance changes were adopted; staff will produce draft options addressing setbacks, event caps, hours for outdoor music, parking, septic capacity and a possible acreage-based scaling system.
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A lengthy April 24 discussion at Loudoun County’s Transportation and Land Use Committee brought lodging uses in Western Loudoun into focus but produced no final code changes. The committee and invited stakeholders debated whether the county should standardize rules for bed‑and‑breakfast homestays, bed‑and‑breakfast inns, country inns and rural resorts — addressing hours for outdoor music, setbacks, event caps, parking and wastewater capacity — and directed staff to return with draft ordinance options.
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