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