FAUQUIER COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Most recent amendments:
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 03/15/13 – 04/11/13
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 12/14/12 – 03/14/13
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 08/10/12 – 12/13/12
New Business Park District/Amend Industrial Commercial Districts as of 12/13/12
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 06/15/12 – 08/09/12
Farm Winery Ordinance of 07/12/12
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 03/09/12 – 06/14/12
ARTICLE 1 — THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ORDINANCE
- PART 1 – Title
- PART 2 – Purpose and Intent
- PART 3 – Severability
- PART 4 – Conflicting Ordinances
- PART 5 – Minimum Requirements
- PART 6 – Effective Date
- PART 7 – Copy on File
ARTICLE 2 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
- PART 1 – Scope of Regulations
- PART 2 – Zoning Districts and Boundaries
- PART 3 – Interpretation of District Regulations
- PART 4 – Qualifying Lot and Yard Requirements
- PART 5 – Qualifying Use, Structure Regulations
- PART 6 – Common Open Space and Common Improvement Facilities
- PART 7 – Non-Common Open Space and Improvements Regulations
- PART 8 – Low and Moderate Income Housing Provisions
- PART 9 – Minimum Required Improvements
ARTICLE 3 — DISTRICT REGULATIONS
- PART 1 – Districts
- PART 2 – Purpose and Intent
- PART 3 – Uses
- PART 4 – Use Regulations
- PART 5 – Use Limitations
- PART 6 – Additional Regulations
ARTICLE 4 — OVERLAY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
- PART 0 – Special and Overlay Districts in General
- PART 1 – Special Development - Planned Residential District (PRD)
- PART 2 – Affordable Housing Overlay District (AH)
- PART 3 – Historic Area District (HA)
- PART 4 – Floodplain District (FP)
- PART 5 – Airport Area District (AP)
- PART 6 – Planned Commercial Industrial Development District (PCID)
- PART 7 – Planned Development Mixed Use District (PDMU)
- PART 8 – Conservation Easement Incentive Overlay District (CEI)
- PART 9 – Mixed Use Special District – Bealeton Service District (MU – Bealeton)
ARTICLE 5 — SPECIAL PERMITS AND SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS
- PART 0 – General Provisions
- PART 1 – Category 1 – Residential Uses
- PART 2 – Category 2 – Residential Businesses
- PART 3 – Category 3 – Transient Housing
- PART 4 – Category 4 – Community Uses
- PART 5 – Category 5 – Educational Uses
- PART 6 – Category 6 – Institutional Uses
- PART 7 – Category 7 – Adaptive Uses
- PART 8 – Category 8 – Temporary Uses
- PART 9 – Category 9 – Outdoor Recreation
- PART 10 – Category 10 – Recreation and Amusement
- PART 11 – Category 11 – Public and Quasi-Public Uses
- PART 12 – Category 12 – Commercial Retail Uses
- PART 13 – Category 13 – Commercial Business and Personal Services
- PART 14 – Category 14 – Motor Vehicle Related Uses
- PART 15 – Category 15 – Wholesaling and Processing
- PART 16 – Category 16 – Limited Industrial
- PART 17 – Category 17 – General Industrial
- PART 18 – Category 18 – Agriculture
- PART 19 – Category 19 – Extraction
- PART 20 – Category 20 – Public Utilities
- PART 21 – Category 21 – Transportation
- PART 22 – Category 22 – Interment Uses
- PART 23 – Category 23 – Floodplain Uses
- PART 24 – Category 24 – Standards for Approving an Increase in Building Height
- PART 25 – Category 25 – Standards for Approving a Waiver of Lot Size, Width or Frontage Requirements
- PART 26 – Category 26 – Standards for Approving a Decrease in Open Space Requirements
- PART 27 – Category 27 – Standards for Reduction of Common Open Space
- PART 28 – Category 28 – Standards for Waiving Requirement for Type I Private Streets
- PART 29 – Category 29 – Standards for Waiving Requirement for Public Streets
- PART 30 – Category 30 – Standards for Waiving Requirement for Public Sewer
- PART 31 – Category 31 – Standards for Waiving Requirement for Public Water System and Central Water System
- PART 32 – Category 32 – Standards for Approval of a Use Not Otherwise Allowed
ARTICLE 6 – ACCESSORY USES, ACCESSORY SERVICE USES AND HOME OCCUPATIONS
- PART 1 – Accessory Uses and Structures
- PART 2 – Accessory Service Uses
- PART 3 – Home Occupations
- PART 4 - Farm Wineries
ARTICLE 7 – OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING, STREETS, WATER AND SEWER, TREE CANOPY, LANDSCAPE AND BUFFER REQUIREMENTS
- PART 1 – Off-Street Parking
- PART 2 – Off-Street Loading
- PART 3 – Private Streets
- PART 4 – Public Streets
- PART 5 – Public Water and Sewer and Central Water System Requirements
- PART 6 – Tree Canopy, Landscape and Buffer Requirements
ARTICLE 8 — SIGNS
- PART 1 – Statement of Intent
- PART 2 – Scope of Article
- PART 3 – Definitions
- PART 4 – Exemptions
- PART 5 – Prohibited Signs and Sign Elements
- PART 6 – Permitted Signs
- PART 7 – General Regulations
- PART 8 – Temporary Signs
- PART 9 – General Standards for Temporary Signs
- PART 10 – Permits Required
- PART 11 – Violations and Removal of Signs
- PART 12 – Non-Conforming Signs
- PART 13 – Planned Development Mixed Use (PDMU), Planned Residential Development (PRD), and Planned Commercial Industrial (PCID) Zoning Districts
- PART 14 – Off-Site Freestanding Signs
- PART 15 – Variances and Special Exceptions
ARTICLE 9 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- PART 1 – General Provisions
- PART 2 – Air Pollution Standards
- PART 3 – Fire and Explosion Hazard Standards
- PART 4 – Radiation Hazard Standards
- PART 5 – Electromagnetic Radiation and Interference Standards
- PART 6 – Liquid and Solid Waste Standards
- PART 7 – Noise Standards
- PART 8 – Earthborn Vibration Standards
- PART 9 – Glare Standards
- PART 10 – Outdoor Light Control
ARTICLE 10 — NONCONFORMITIES
- PART 1 – Nonconforming Uses
- PART 2 – Substandard Subdivisions
- PART 3 – Nonconforming Buildings
ARTICLE 11 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORDINANCE
- PART 1 – Purpose
ARTICLE 12 — SITE PLANS
- PART 1 – Statement of Intent
- PART 2 – Development or Use Requiring a Site Plan
- PART 3 – Site Plan Waiver
- PART 4 – Minor Site Plan
- PART 5 – Major Site Plan
- PART 6 – Minimum Standards and Improvements Required
- PART 7 – Administration and Procedures
- PART 8 - Code of Development Site Plan
ARTICLE 13 – ADMINISTRATION, AMENDMENTS, VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
- PART 1 – Administration
- PART 2 – Amendments
- PART 3 – Appeals
- PART 4 – Variances
- PART 5 – Zoning Permits
- PART 6 – Violations, Infractions and Penalties
ARTICLE 14 — BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES
- PART 1 – Planning Commission
- PART 2 – Board of Zoning Appeals
- PART 3 – Architectural Review Board
ARTICLE 15 – ORDINANCE STRUCTURE, INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
- PART 1 – Ordinance Structure
- PART 2 – Interpretation
- PART 3 – Definitions
APPENDIX A – SOILS
- PART 1 – Prime Agricultural Soils
- PART 2 – Prime Forest Soils
- PART 3 – Highly Erodible Soils
APPENDIX B – LOW AND MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES HOUSING POLICY
- PART 1 – Definition
- PART 2 – Incentives
- PART 3 – Standards
APPENDIX C – OUTLINE FOR CODE OF DEVELOPMENT
APPENDIX D – FAUQUIER COUNTY BONUS PROVISIONS FOR SIGNS
Past Amendments:
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 09/09/11 – 11/10/11
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 07/15/11 – 09/08/11
Sign Ordinance, Article 8, Amended July 14, 2011
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 06/10/11 – 07/14/11
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 05/13/11 – 06/09/11
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 04/15/11 – 05/12/11
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 03/11/11 – 04/14/11
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 02/11/11 – 03/10/11
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 01/14/11 – 02/10/11
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 12/09/10 – 01/13/11
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 11/11/10 – 12/09/10
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 10/15/10 – 11/10/10
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 09/10/10 – 10/14/10
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 08/13/10 – 09/09/10
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 06/11/10 – 08/12/10
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 05/14/10 – 06/10/10
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 02/19/10 – 05/13/10
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 01/15/10 – 02/18/10
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 12/10/09 – 1/14/10
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 06/11/09 – 10/8/09
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 11/13/08 - 06/11/09
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 08/15/08 - 11/13/08
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 03/13/08 - 08/14/08
Amended Zoning Ordinances of 11/08/07 - 03/13/08
Date Last Modified: 04/30/2013