6 rules for unincorporated Loudoun County, Virginia.
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Loudoun County requires STR registration through the Commissioner of the Revenue per VA Code §15.2-983. Zoning Ordinance restricts STRs to specific districts; primary residence rules apply in most zones.
Loudoun STRs must comply with Chapter 684 noise limits plus any zoning permit conditions. No parties or events beyond approved occupancy; hosts must respond to complaints within 60 minutes.
Loudoun County STRs pay 6% Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) plus 6% VA sales tax (5.3% state + 0.7% NOVA regional) = about 12% total. Registration with Commissioner of the Revenue required.
Loudoun County zoning typically requires one off-street parking space per bedroom for STRs. No on-street parking in many Ashburn, Brambleton, and Lansdowne HOA neighborhoods.
Loudoun County does not publish a fixed numeric guest cap (e.g., two-per-bedroom) for short-term rentals. Instead, occupancy is bounded by three overlapping rules: the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance family/dwelling occupancy standard, the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code/International Property Maintenance Code bedroom-area minimums, and, for properties on septic, the maximum capacity of the individual sewage disposal system permitted with the Loudoun County Health Department.
Loudoun County's Short-Term Residential Rental (STRR) zoning regulations and annual registration program do not impose a specific liability-insurance minimum on operators. Virginia Code §15.2-983 (the state STR registry enabling statute) likewise does not require localities to mandate insurance. Hosts should still verify that their homeowners/landlord policy covers commercial short-term rental use, since standard HO-3 policies typically exclude it.
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