Zoning Administration Division

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12055 Government Center Pkwy.
Fairfax, VA 22035
Leslie Johnson
Zoning Administrator

zMOD - Historic Documents & Presentations

zMOD Zoning Ordinance

Date

Zoning Ordinance - Annotated with Footnotes* March 23, 2021

* The annotated version of the adopted Zoning Ordinance includes footnotes for reference only to assist users in transitioning from the 1978 Zoning Ordinance to the new 2021 Ordinance. The footnotes are not a part of the adopted Zoning Ordinance.  This document has not been updated since Board adoption on March 23, 2021.

Summary Documents

Date

Overview of New Zoning Ordinance Structure April 6, 2021
Summary of Notable Changes  April 6, 2021
Accessory Living Unit Summary of Adopted Provisions April 6, 2021
Home-Based Business Summary of Adopted Provisions  April 6, 2021

FAQs

Date

Accessory Living Unit (ALU) FAQs  July 1, 2021
Home-Based Business (HBB) FAQs April 6, 2021

Presentations

Date

zMOD Lunch & Learn - Commercial and Industrial Changes September 15, 2021
zMOD Lunch & Learn – Accessory Structures and Other Residential Changes September 8, 2021
zMOD Lunch & Learn - Home-Based Business July 28, 2021
zMOD Lunch & Learn - Accessory Living Units July 21, 2021
zMOD Lunch & Learn - Overview and Navigating the new Zoning Ordinance July 14, 2021
zMOD Community Meeting - Overview and Navigating the new Zoning Ordinance July 14, 2021

Other

Date

County Conversation Podcast discussing the New Countywide Zoning Ordinance August 26, 2021
zMOD Adopted Follow-On Motions April 6, 2021
Land Use Crosswalk April 6, 2021

Videos

Date

zMOD Lunch & Learn - Commercial and Industrial Changes September 15, 2021
zMOD Lunch & Learn - Accessory Structures and Other Residential Changes September 8, 2021
zMOD Lunch & Learn - Home-Based Business July 28, 2021
zMOD Lunch & Learn - Accessory Living Units July 21, 2021
zMOD Lunch & Learn - Overview and Navigating the new Zoning Ordinance July 14, 2021
zMOD Community Meeting - Overview and Navigating the new Zoning Ordinance July 14, 2021
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