The Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance is subject to periodic revisions upon action by the Board of Supervisors. The Zoning Ordinance presented here is current as of May 5, 2008 . Should you have any questions regarding the Zoning Ordinance, please contact 703-324-1314, TTY 711 and ask to speak with the planner of the day.
The Zoning Ordinance is available in portable document format (PDF). In order to view PDF files, you will need Adobe Reader version 6.0 or greater installed on your computer.
Articles
- The Constitution of the Ordinance
- General Regulations
- Residential District Regulations
- Commercial District Regulations
- Industrial District Regulations
- Planned Development District Regulations
- Overlay District Regulations
- Special Permits
- Special Exceptions
- Accessory Uses, Accessory Service Uses and Home Occupations
- Off-Street Parking and Loading, Private Streets
- Signs
- Landscaping and Screening
- Performance Standards
- Nonconformities
- Development Plans
- Site Plans
- Administration, Amendments, Violations and Penalties
- Boards, Commissions, Committees
- Ordinance Structure, Interpretations and Definitions
Appendices
- Historic Overlay Districts
- Illustrations
- Enabling Legislation
- Deleted by Amendment #89-186, Effective 7/31/1990
- Fairfax County Board of Supervisors' Policy on Accessory Dwelling Units
- Deleted by Amendment #89-171, Effective 3/14/1989, 12:01 AM
- Commercial Revitalization Districts
- Listing of Roadways by Functional Classification