Short-Term Rentals in Virginia Beach, VA (2026)

Virginia Beach City Zoning Ordinance, App. A, § 241.2(13)

A property inspection is required when an operator first applies for a short-term rental permit and a subsequent inspection shall occur every five years. In years when an inspection is not required, the property owner or their representative shall submit an attestation to the department of planning and community development confirming that the short-term rental is in compliance with the require...

Virginia Beach City Zoning Ordinance § 241.2(10), (11)

(10)There shall be no outdoor amplified sound after 10:00 p.m. or before 10:00 a.m.;(11)The maximum number of persons on the property after 11:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m. ("overnight lodgers") shall be three (3) individuals per bedroom;

Virginia Beach City Code §§ 35-159, 35-169

There is hereby levied and imposed on each transient a tax equivalent to eight (8) percent of the total amount paid for lodging... plus a flat tax of two dollars ($2.00) for each night of lodging at any lodging place other than a campground. ... An operator of a short-term rental is required to register with the commissioner of the revenue annually... the commissioner of the revenue shall colle...

Virginia Beach City Zoning Ordinance § 241.2(1)

Any property utilized as a short-term rental shall provide adequate off-street parking for its guests. A minimum of one parking space per bedroom is required. If such parking cannot be provided on-site, the owner must submit a parking plan indicating how the parking requirement will be met. Such plan shall be reviewed and approved by the zoning administrator. Stacking of vehicles shall be allow...

Virginia Beach City Zoning Ordinance § 241.2(2), (11)

(2)No events with more than fifty (50) people present, shall be held absent a special events permit. Events with more than fifty (50) people are limited to no more than three (3) events in a calendar year. No more than one hundred (100) people shall be present at any event held on the property;...(11)The maximum number of persons on the property after 11:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m. ("overnight...

Virginia Beach City Zoning Ordinance § 241.2(9)

The owner or operator shall provide proof of liability insurance applicable to the rental activity at registration and renewal of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) underwritten by insurers acceptable to the city;

Virginia Beach City Zoning Ordinance § 241.2(3)

The owner or operator must provide the name and telephone number of a responsible person, who may be the owner, operator or an agent of the owner or operator, who is available to be contacted and to address conditions occurring at the short-term rental within thirty (30) minutes. Physical response to the site of the short-term rental is not required;

Virginia Beach City Zoning Ordinance § 111 (Definitions -- 'Home sharing', 'Short-term rental'); § 209.6 (Home sharing)

Home sharing. A dwelling unit in which a room or rooms are offered for rental for compensation for a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive days by an owner who utilizes the dwelling unit as his principal residence and occupies the dwelling unit during any such rental period. ... Short-term rental. A dwelling that does not meet the definition of home sharing in which a room or rooms, or th...

Virginia Beach City Zoning Ordinance § 241.2(16)

the planning department shall notify the city council in writing prior to the renewal of any conditional use permit for a STR, where the STR has been the subject of neighborhood complaints, violations of its conditions or violations of any building, housing, zoning, fire or other similar codes; and(17)A structural safety inspection report shall be provided to the city every three (3) years indi...