Hampton, VA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Parking standard
- Minimum required parking, Sec. 11-2
- Surface required
- Improved surface only
- Parking credits
- Not allowed for STR permits
- Location
- Street frontage yard parking must be improved
Summary
Hampton short-term rentals must provide the full minimum parking required for the property on an improved surface within the street frontage yard, with no parking credits allowed.
(vi)Sufficient parking shall be provided at all times to meet the minimum required parking for all uses at the property pursuant to Section 11-2 of the zoning ordinance. All parking within the street frontage yard shall be on an improved surface, as defined in Chapter 2 of the zoning ordinance;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 | Zoning: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
Hampton's zoning ordinance requires a short-term rental to meet the property's minimum off-street parking under Section 11-2 at all times. Any parking located within the street frontage yard must be on an improved surface as defined in Chapter 2 of the ordinance, rather than gravel, grass, or dirt. A separate provision for zoning administrator permits reinforces this: the rental must provide all required parking entirely on-site on an improved surface without using any parking credit otherwise allowed under Chapter 11.
Violations & Fines
Parking guests on unimproved surfaces or failing to provide the required off-street parking is a condition violation that can result in revocation of the short-term rental's zoning administrator permit under Section 3-3(29).
Frequently Asked Questions
Can guests park on the grass at a Hampton short-term rental?
Does a short-term rental get any parking exceptions?
Sources & Official References
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