Zoning Administration Division

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

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Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments

The following proposed amendments to the Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance are scheduled to be authorized or have been authorized for advertisement of public hearings before the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors. Please note that hearing dates and times may be subject to change.

For the convenience of the public, copies of the Staff Reports for the Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments are available for review below. Click on an amendment to expand for more information. Some attachments to the Staff Reports may not be available in electronic format. If you are interested in viewing these documents, please contact the Zoning Administration Division at 703-324-1314.

Authorized for Public Hearing

This amendment will consider establishing permissions and standards for substations.

For additional information, please visit the Substations - Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment webpage.

Planning Commission Public Hearing: Wednesday, October 16, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

Board of Supervisors Public Hearing: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

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Staff Report (Download)

This proposal examines the existing standards for when a PRC Plan is not required and proposes to permit revisions to PRC Plans using the provisions for minor modifications. 

For additional information, please visit the PRC Plan and Minor Modification - Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment webpage.

Planning Commission Public Hearing: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

Board of Supervisors Public Hearing: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.

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Staff Report

The proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance will incorporate the changes to Virginia Code § 15.2-2259. The changes apply to the review of Minor Site Plans and Site Plans:

  • Reduce time from 10 days to 5 days for the County to distribute copies of submitted plans to applicable state agencies
  • Reduce county review time from 60 days to 40 days for 1st submission
  • Require Director level review of comments on 3rd or subsequent resubmission within 14 days of receipt
  • Specify a review time of 30 days for resubmissions

In addition, the proposed amendment includes other minor editorial changes, such as the term “shall” is changed to “must” in those sections included in the amendment.

Planning Commission Public Hearing: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

Board of Supervisors Public Hearing: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

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Staff Report

The following topic areas are actively being researched and evaluated by staff to develop a proposal for an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. These potential amendments have not been formally authorized by the Board of Supervisors for public hearing at this time.  

Under Consideration

This amendment will consider establishing permissions and standards for battery energy storage facilities. 

For additional information, please visit the Battery Energy Storage Systems - Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment webpage.

This amendment will consider revisions to the bulk regulations and use standards for the R-MHP District and other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance to incentivize preservation of existing manufactured home communities. 

For additional information, please visit the Manufactured Home Parks - Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment webpage.

Additional Information

All public hearings are held at:

Board Auditorium
Fairfax County Government Center
12000 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22035

Persons wishing to speak at the public hearings on these topics may call the Office of the Clerk to the Planning Commission: 703-324-2865, TTY 711, and the Office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors: 703-324-3151, TTY 711, to be placed on the respective speakers list or may appear and be heard.

Sign up for the speakers' list online:  Planning Commission  |  Board of Supervisors

Recently Adopted Amendments

For amendments that have been recently adopted to the current Zoning Ordinance, please visit the Recently Adopted Amendments webpage.

Zoning Ordinance Announcements

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