Alexandria’s City Council will be weighing up new regulations on short-term rentals this fall, and the City is collecting public feedback on what shape that should take.
Proposed regulations include:
- Occupancy limit of two per bedroom plus two additional persons
- The operator must maintain a guest log of all occupants for one year
- All weddings, parties, special events and any gathering exceeding the maximum occupancy are forbidden
- A maximum of four cars on each property
- Guest cars cannot block driveways, sidewalks, mailboxes or alleyways
- Require parking plan if parking not available on the property
An online feedback asks respondents what their connection is to short-term rentals and questions about what they think of the proposed regulations.
A study found that most Airbnb hosts in Alexandria rent out their entire home and 69% of rentals are single-family homes. As a fun aside: Alexandria Airbnbs have the second highest rating in Virginia, only behind Charlottesville.
A release from the City of Alexandria said the survey will be live until Sunday, Sept. 15.
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