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STRs are explicitly allowed with a clear two‑step process: an Essex County STR registration and business license, plus a Town of Tappahannock zoning approval (currently special exception) for in‑Town properties. Permitting is moderate (24/7 contact, insurance, building code compliance, septic capacity documentation, guest logbook and occupancy caps) and monthly TOT filings are required. Costs and the special‑exception path add overhead, but there are no hard numeric caps and the process is known.
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STR specialist · Tappahannock, VA
Tappahannock is the oldest town in Essex County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,375 at the 2010 census, up from 2,068 at the 2000 census. Located on the Rappahannock River, Tappahannock is the county seat of Essex County. Its name comes from an Algonquian language word lappihanne (also noted as toppehannock), meaning "Town on the rise and fall of water" or "where the tide ebbs and flows." The Rappahannock is a tidal estuary from above this point and downriver to its mouth on Chesapeake Bay. In 1608 English explorer John Smith landed in Tappahannock and fought with the local Rappahannock tribe. After defeating them, he later made peace.