Main Navigation Header Living Here - Fairfax County Homepage Doing Business in Fairfax County Visiting Fairfax County Fairfax County Government Using this Site Contact us

Recently Adopted Zoning Ordinance Amendments

The following Zoning Ordinance amendments have been adopted since the May, 2007 reprint of the Zoning Ordinance.

Recently adopted amendments are available in portable document format (PDF). In order to view these documents, you will need to have the free Adobe Reader installed on your computer.


ZO-07-400 – Restoration of Damaged or Destroyed Nonconformities
Allow a nonconforming building that is destroyed or damaged by natural disaster or other act of God to be rebuilt or replaced to its original nonconformity or to a reduced nonconforming condition within two years of the date of the natural disaster. However, if the building is located in an area under a federal disaster declaration and the building has been damaged or destroyed as a direct result of conditions that gave rise to the declaration, than the building may be restored to its original condition or to a reduced nonconforming condition within four years of such disaster. Adopted 7/23/07; Effective 7/24/07


ZO-07-401 – Residential Temporary Portable Storage Containers
Allows temporary portable storage containers on lots developed with single family and multiple family dwellings by right subject to certain size, height, location, duration and signage restrictions. Also allows temporary portable storage containers on lots developed with residential dwelling units for longer time periods when such dwelling unit has been damaged or destroyed by casualty and with the approval of a temporary special permit. Adopted 9/10/07; Effective 9/11/07


ZO-07-402 – Federal Emergency Management Agency References
Replaces all Zoning Ordinance references to the Federal Insurance Administration with references to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Adopted 9/10/07; Effective 9/11/07


ZO-07-403 – Workforce Dwelling Units
Amends the Planned Development Districts to accommodate any additional density associated with the provision of workforce dwelling units and adds new Part 11 to Article 2 to facilitate bulk and other regulations in workforce dwelling unit developments. Adopted 10/15/07; Effective 10/16/07


ZO-08-404 – Solid Waste and Recycling Facility Definitions
Replace the reference to Chapter 109 of the County Code in the landfill definition with a reference to Chapter 109.1; clarify that a mixed waste reclamation facility does not include a recycling center; revise the recycling center definition to clarify that the term includes what is commonly known in the industry as a materials recovery facility (MRF) or "clean" MRF; and replace the definition of solid waste with a reference to the solid waste definition contained in Chapter 109.1. Adopted 2/11/08; Effective 2/12/08


ZO-08-405 – Financial Institutions
Replace all references to drive-in banks with references to drive-in financial institutions; replace all references to unmanned bank teller machines with references to automated teller machines; and delete the use limitation that prohibits automated teller machines in the C-1 District, thereby allowing such facilities in the C-1 District. Adopted 3/10/08; Effective 3/11/08


ZO-08-406 – Roadway Functional Classification
Update the listing of roadways by functional classification in Appendix 8 of the Zoning Ordinance to be consistent with the listing of roadways by functional classification in the transportation section of the Policy Plan of the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan, as adopted by the Board of Supervisors on July 10, 2006. Adopted 3/10/08; Effective 3/11/08


ZO-08-407 – Trash and Recycling, Shared Utility Easements and Primary Highways
(1) Requires that all site plans include the location of solid waste and recycling containers; (2) Requires that a note be placed on site plans that the future conveyance of shared utility easements must comply with §15.2-2241(6) of the Code of Virginia; and (3) Clarifies that primary roadways do not have assigned numbers greater than 7000. Adopted 4/28/08; Effective 4/28/08


ZO-08-408 – Regional Non-Rail Transit Facilities
Revises the WMATA non-rail transit facilities definition to reflect the more generic term of "regional non-rail transit facilities" and replaces all references to "WMATA non-rail transit facilities" with references to "regional non-rail transit facilities." Adopted 4/28/08; Effective 4/29/08


ZO-08-409 – Fire Marshal Fees
Increases the Fire Marshal site plan review fees from a rate of $96 per hour to $128 per hour per reviewer for all types of plans, and increases the hourly inspection rate from $96 to $128 per hour per inspector. In addition, payment of the Fire Marshal fees is required upon completion of the review process or site inspection. Adopted 4/28/08; Effective 7/1/08


ZO-08-410 – Advertising on Public Transit Passenger Shelters
Allows advertising on County owned public transit passenger shelters, including bus shelters, located outside the Virginia Department of Transportation right-of-way. Adopted 5/5/08; Effective 5/6/08

 

For More Information

For additional information regarding recently adopted Zoning Ordinance amendments, please contact the Zoning Administration Division at 703-324-1314, TTY 711.

E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE: Subscribe to the Recently Adopted Zoning Ordinance Amendments e-mail service to receive periodic announcements about recently adopted amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.