Fairfax County has published a consolidated draft of all its proposed revisions to zoning land use regulations as part of its zoning modernization project called zMOD.
These proposed regulations will be presented at a public meeting on Tuesday, May 14, at 7 p.m., at the Fairfax County Government Center, conference rooms 4 and 5, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.
This meeting can also be viewed live on the Fairfax County Zoning Facebook page.
zMOD includes a categorization and modernization of the uses permitted or conditionally permitted in different zoning districts. The consolidated draft was developed in four parts over the past 16 months through the combined work of Clarion Associates and Fairfax County staff with input from extensive public outreach and engagement:
- Industrial uses (October 2018).
- Public, institutional and community uses (November 2018).
- Agricultural and commercial uses (January 2019)
- Residential, accessory and temporary uses (April 2019)
- Consolidated draft of uses (May 2019).
The proposed zoning ordinance land use regulations include:
- Tables showing where each use is allowed as a permitted, special exception or special permit use in each zoning district.
- A reorganized list of general standards, as well as use-specific standards for the individual uses or categories of uses.
- A definition for each individual land use, as well as definitions for each broader category into which the uses are categorized.
For more information, visit the zMOD webpages to view both current and previous presentations and documents for the project and provide comment. Or, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning’s Zoning Administration Division at 703-324-1314, TTY 711, or by email, for questions, feedback and requests for reasonable ADA accommodations.
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