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Lynchburg, VA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Parking exemption
exempt from Sec. 35.2-62 parking/loading standards
Applies in
all districts allowing short-term rentals by right
Other duties unaffected
registration, fee, occupancy cap still apply
Governing section
Sec. 35.2-71.16

Summary

Lynchburg exempts short-term rentals from its off-street parking and loading standards entirely. Sec. 35.2-71.16 states short-term rentals are exempt from section 35.2-62, so a host doesn't need to add dedicated guest parking beyond what the underlying residential use already provides.

The maximum number of occupants in a dwelling unit offered for short term rental shall not exceed four unrelated individuals. Where two or more related individuals occupy a short term rental unit, only one person unrelated to the related people may occupy the short term rental unit. The number of dwelling units shall not exceed that which is permitted in the underlying zoning district. Short-term rentals shall be exempt from section 35.2-62, parking and loading.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 10).

Full Breakdown

2-62, which set minimum space counts by use. 2-62, parking and loading, meaning a host offering a room or whole dwelling for short-term stays does not have to add parking spaces beyond whatever already serves the underlying residential use of the property. The exemption sits in the same section as the occupancy cap of four unrelated individuals, so the City is not requiring hosts to engineer parking capacity for short-term guests the way it would for a bed and breakfast or boardinghouse use elsewhere in the ordinance.

00 registration fee, the Uniform Statewide Building Code compliance duty, and the three-strikes revocation standard for repeat violations all still apply in full to a registered short-term rental even though its parking is exempted. This exemption applies wherever short-term rentals are permitted by right under Sec. 16, meaning the R-C, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, B-1, B-3, B-4, B-5 and IN-2 districts, not just single-family neighborhoods.

Violations & Fines

Because parking is exempt, the City cannot cite a short-term rental host for insufficient off-street parking under Section 35.2-62. A host can still be cited for other short-term rental failures, such as an unregistered listing, exceeding the four-unrelated-occupant cap, or building code noncompliance, any of which count toward the three-violation revocation standard in Sec. 35.2-71.16(e).

Frequently Asked Questions

Do Lynchburg short-term rental hosts need extra guest parking?
No. Sec. 35.2-71.16 exempts short-term rentals from the parking and loading standards in Section 35.2-62 entirely, so a host is not required to add dedicated off-street parking spaces beyond whatever already exists for the property's residential use.
Why did Lynchburg exempt short-term rentals from parking rules?
The zoning ordinance places the parking exemption directly in the short-term rental section alongside the occupancy and registration rules, treating short-term rental as an accessory activity within an existing dwelling rather than a new use that would trigger the parking calculations required of businesses like boardinghouses.
Does the parking exemption cover other accessory uses too?
No. The exemption in Sec. 35.2-71.16 is written specifically for the short-term rental use itself; any other accessory or conditional use operating on the same lot, such as a home occupation or a boardinghouse, still must meet Section 35.2-62's parking and loading standards on its own.

Sources & Official References

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