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The following proposed amendments to the Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance 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 in portable document format (PDF) below. In order to view these documents, you will need to have the free Adobe Reader Version 6.0 or higher installed on your computer. 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.
Single
Family Detached Dwelling Grade
- Revises the grade definition such that grade for single family detached dwellings is the average ground level adjoining a building at all exterior walls. For the purpose of determining building height for single family detached dwellings, the lower average ground level of either the pre-existing or finished ground elevation that exists or is proposed at the time of Building Permit issuance for the dwelling shall be used.
- Allows the Board of Supervisors to approve, only in conjunction with the approval of a rezoning or special exception for another use, a special exception to modify the grade for purposes of measuring the height of single family detached dwellings that are located within or in proximity to a floodplain when such structures must be elevated to meet all applicable floodplain regulations; and allow the Board of Zoning Appeals to approve a special permit for the same grade modification. Any applicant seeking grade modification approval shall demonstrate that the requested increase in grade is the minimum amount required to meet floodplain regulations.
- Amends the required standards for variances in the Zoning Ordinance to conform to the Virginia Code, and require that applicants for a variance show that the strict application of the Zoning Ordinance would unreasonably restrict the utilization of the subject property and the granting of a variance will alleviate a clearly demonstrable hardship (striking the words "approaching confiscation" from the text of the Zoning Ordinance in conformance with a July 1, 2009, amendment to the Virginia Code).
- Pursuant to authority granted by §15.2-2286(A)(6) of the Code of Virginia, establishes an application fee of no less than $885 and no greater than $7935 for modifications of grade for single family detached dwellings by special permit, special exception or variance approvals, and establishes a variance application fee of no less than $885 and no greater than $7935 for an increase in building height for single family detached dwellings.
Planning Commission Public Hearing: July 23, 2009 at 8:15 p.m.
Board of Supervisors' Public Hearing: September 14, 2009 at 4:00
p.m.
Public Hearing Location
All public hearings are held in the Government Center at the following
location:
Board Auditorium
Fairfax County Government Center
12000 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, Virginia
Speaker Information
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 703-324-7951 and the Office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors, 703-324-3151, TTY 703-324-3903, 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
For More Information
For confirmation of hearing dates and times or additional information regarding any of these issues, please contact the Zoning Administration Division at 703-324-1314, TTY 711.
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