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Board adopts ordinance amending transient occupancy tax to align with state model
Summary
The Board approved Ordinance 13‑25 to revise the county’s transient occupancy tax rules to more closely match a model ordinance and to reflect a General Assembly change allowing short‑term rental platforms to streamline compliance via affidavits; staff cited 13 short‑term rentals in the county, with three remitting tax directly.
King William County supervisors adopted Ordinance 13‑25 on Nov. 17 to amend the county’s transient occupancy tax (TOT) rules, a change staff said is intended to align local rules with a model ordinance used by other Virginia localities and to reflect a recent General Assembly amendment.
A county staff member described the amendment as intended to make administration easier for property owners and intermediaries. "We wanted to make it easier for Airbnb and VRBO to comply with all the localities and towns throughout the state," the presenter said, noting a statutory change that allows short‑term rental operators to sign an affidavit if their bookings are handled entirely through an intermediary so they may avoid filing monthly zero returns for minimal activity. The presenter said there are 13 short‑term rentals in the county and that only three had paid money directly to the county under the prior practice.
A supervisor moved to adopt ordinance 13‑25 and the motion was seconded. The board recorded the motion and the vote as approved (aye recorded in the meeting transcript).
The ordinance text and implementation timeline were included in the staff package. Staff said the amendment should reduce administrative burden for small hosts and clarify reporting routes for taxes collected through platforms and intermediaries.
Provenance: Topic introduced at SEG 316; adoption recorded through SEG 391.
