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Council updates short-term rental code to allow lessees to operate rentals following state law
Summary
The council approved PCR 24-024 to align Williamsburg’s short-term rental ordinance with HB 1461, permitting lessees and sublessees to operate short-term rentals subject to existing local requirements (Board of Zoning Appeals special exception, liability insurance, management plan, parking, lodging taxes).
Williamsburg City Council on Oct. 10, 2024 approved PCR 24-024 to amend local regulation so lessees and sublessees can operate short-term rentals, reflecting changes enacted by Virginia’s General Assembly (HB 1461). Planning staff (Miss Griffin) explained the city’s 2019 ordinance remains intact but must now allow renters to be approved as…
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