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Nelson County proposes short‑term rental rules, allows absentee‑owner SUPs in villages and Route 29 corridor
Summary
Draft rules would permit owner‑occupied and hosted short‑term rentals by right, limit number of rentals per lot (two on ≤5 acres; three if >5 acres), require a property management plan, and allow absentee owners to seek special use permits in Village and Route 29 overlay districts.
LOVINGSTON, Va. — Nelson County planners outlined proposed short‑term rental (STR) regulations on Oct. 22 that would permit owner‑occupied and hosted rentals as by‑right uses while restricting absentee‑owner rentals to special use permits in designated overlays.
Dylan M. Bishop, Director of Planning and Zoning, described two primary STR types in the draft: owner‑occupied "homestays" and hosted stays with a designated resident manager; both are transient stays of 30 days or less. Bishop said the draft would require two forms of primary‑residence verification…
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