Prince William County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

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Assembly definition
Fabrication: See 'Assembly'.
Building height definition
Height, building shall mean the vertical distance from average grade to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs; to the deck line of mansard roofs; and to the average height between the eaves and the ridge for gable, hip, or gambrel roofs.
Child care facility definition
Kindergarten: See 'Child care facility'.
College, university or seminary definition
College, university or seminary shall mean an institution of higher education, including teaching and research, and offering a course of general studies leading to advanced academic degrees; which may include related facilities such as, but not limited to, classroom buildings; libraries; laboratories (functioning within zoning district limits); dormitories (except when specifically prohibited); administration; physical plant; dining hall; campus center; theater; student gymnasium, stadium, fieldhouse.
Commercial artist or photographer's studio definition
Commercial artist or photographer's studio shall mean facility primarily engaged in painting, photographic, graphic art and other art forms or video services. Film development facilities shall occupy 25 percent or less of the gross floor area of the principal use.
Commercial artist studio film development max25 pct
Film development facilities shall occupy 25 percent or less of the gross floor area of the principal use.
Commercial bus station definition
Commercial bus station shall mean facility for the pick up and discharge of passengers and freight for buses; includes ticket sales and may include administrative offices.
Commercial bus terminal definition
Commercial bus terminal shall mean a facility which includes equipment and garage for the maintenance, storage, and refueling of buses.
Commercial kennel definition
Commercial kennel shall mean any kennel except a noncommercial kennel. This may include commercial breeding, boarding, training and selling of animals. This includes facilities for the breeding, training and sale (or contract service) for guard and security dogs.
Commercial parking definition
Commercial parking shall mean an off-street parking lot or structure, available to the public for compensation, but may also be used to accommodate employees, customers and clients.
Commercial use definition
Commercial use shall mean an occupation, employment, enterprise or activity that is carried on for profit or not for profit by the owner, lessee or licensee.
Commercial vehicle definition10,100 lbs
Commercial vehicle shall mean any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight registered with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles or any other state or government agency as 10,100 pounds or more and used for commercial purposes...
Commercial vehicle exclusions
For the purpose of this chapter, commercial vehicles shall not be deemed to include any of the following: police vehicle; emergency vehicle, commuter van, farm vehicle or farm equipment located on property used for agricultural purposes; motor home, camping trailer, tent trailer, boat trailer, horse trailer or similar recreational equipment used as personal property and not for hire; school van or bus.
Company vehicle definition7,500 lbs
Company vehicle shall mean passenger motor vehicles or light duty trucks (motor vehicles less than 7,500 pounds gross vehicle weight exclusively used in a business or commercial activity).
Company vehicle exclusion
'Company vehicle' shall not include contractor's equipment or other heavy equipment.
Company vehicle service facility definition
Company vehicle service facility shall mean a nonretail motor vehicle service facility for fleet vehicles, accessory to the principal business of the facility operator.
Comprehensive Plan definition
Comprehensive Plan shall mean the Comprehensive Plan of Prince William County, Virginia, including those maps, plats, charts, and descriptive matter that have been formally adopted by the Board of County Supervisors, pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia.
Computer and Network Services definition
Computer and Network Services shall mean a use involving a building/premise in which a majority of the use is occupied by people and staff engaged in activities related to work that is focused on supporting computers and/or telecommunications and related equipment where information is processed, transferred and/or stored. This includes satellite dish facilities, internet service providers, network operations centers and web teleconferencing facilities, but shall not include a Data Center.
Conditional zoning definition
Conditional zoning shall mean the allowing of reasonable conditions governing the use of such property, such conditions being in addition to, or modification of the regulations provided for a particular zoning district or zone by the overall zoning ordinance, as part of classifying land within the County into areas and districts by legislative action. See Code of Virginia, §§ 15.2-2201, 15.2-2286, and 15.2-2296 et seq.
Condominium definition
Condominium shall mean real property, or any incidents thereto or interests therein, lawfully submitted for approval as a condominium pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia.
Conference center definition
Conference center: See 'Trade, convention or conference center'.
Connectivity index definition
Connectivity index shall mean the ratio between the number of street segments and street intersections within or abutting the property site. (connectivity index = number of street segments/number of intersections).
Conservation area definition
Conservation area shall mean an area designated for permanent preservation.
Conservation easement definition
Conservation easement shall mean an easement granting a right or interest in real property for retaining land or water areas predominantly in their natural, scenic, open, or wooded condition; retaining such areas as suitable habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife; or maintaining existing land uses.
Construction equipment definition
Construction equipment shall mean heavy equipment or vehicles of a type used primarily by the construction industries. Such equipment may include, but is not limited to, bulldozers, backhoes, cement trucks, concrete mixers, construction tractors, cranes, derricks, dredging machinery, dump trucks, excavators, graders, hoists, pavers, power shovels, road construction and maintenance machinery, scaffolds, tank trucks, trenching machines, and water well drilling machinery.
Construction operation definition
Construction operation shall mean the erection, repair, renovation, demolition or removal of any building or structure; and the excavation, filling, grading and alteration of property in connection therewith.
Contiguous definition
Contiguous shall mean abutting, adjoining, or touching and having a boundary, or portion thereof, which is coterminous.
Continuing care retirement community definition
Continuing care retirement community shall mean a facility providing a graduated range of services to elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities, from independent living facilities to congregate housing facilities within which are available meal preparation, laundry and cleaning services
Contractor or tradesman's shop (limited) definition
Contractor or tradesman's shop (limited) shall mean a shop that does not involve millwork, operation of heavy equipment, furnaces or heating pots, or the dipping of furniture. Cabinetmaking, floor work, duct work, framing and other similar light work on or off-site is permitted.
Contractor or tradesman's shop (unlimited) definition
Contractor or tradesman's shop (unlimited) shall mean contracting or trade operations involving millwork with industrial lathe, heavy equipment, furnaces or heating pots, automated tools, or the dipping or refinishing of furniture, or similar processes.
Contractor or tradesman definition
Contractor or tradesman shall mean building or service industry contractors, including but not limited to plumbing, heating, air conditioning, carpentry, electrical, masonry, and metal working.
Convention center definition
Convention center: See 'Trade, convention or conference center'.
Copy shop definition
Copy shop shall mean a retail establishment that provides duplicating services using photocopying, blueprint, and offset printing equipment, and may include the collating and binding of booklets and reports.
Corner lot max angle135 degrees
Corner lot shall mean a lot at the junction of and abutting two or more intersecting streets, or a single curvilinear street, (public or private) when the interior angle of intersection does not exceed 135 degrees.
Corner lot definition
Corner lot: See 'Lot'. Corner lot shall mean a lot at the junction of and abutting two or more intersecting streets, or a single curvilinear street, (public or private) when the interior angle of intersection does not exceed 135 degrees.
Country club definition
Country club shall mean a land area and buildings containing recreational facilities, club house and usual accessory uses, primarily open to members and their guests for a membership fee; may include but are not limited to swimming pools, tennis courts, squash courts, golf courses, stables and riding facilities, polo and equestrian events but not racetracks
Country club max dining seats80 seats
dining facilities with a maximum of 80 seats
Country club max guest rooms12 rooms
if a golf course with at least 18 holes is part of the facility, overnight lodging accommodations shall be allowed with a maximum of 12 guest rooms
Coverage definition
Coverage shall mean the area of a lot occupied by structures, off-street parking, driveways, outside storage, or any other improvements not considered open space.
Crematory, crematorium definition
Crematory, crematorium shall mean an establishment containing a furnace for the purpose of reducing dead bodies to ashes by burning.
Cul-de-sac definition
Cul-de-sac shall mean a circular turnaround at the end of a dead end street.
Cultural arts center definition
Cultural arts center shall mean establishment for the presentation of art, scientific, cultural or historical materials, music, or live theatrical or musical productions, but not including dinner theaters; this includes, but is not limited to, museums, noncommercial art galleries, arboreta, aquariums, botanical or zoological gardens, auditoriums, and music conservatories, to include amphitheaters when accessory to such establishments.
Curbside pick-up definition
Curbside pick-up shall mean the delivery of foods, drinks, goods, or services that are provided to customers remaining in a motor vehicle located in a designated parking space.
Data Center definition
Data Center shall mean a use involving a building/premise in which the majority of the use is occupied by computers and/or telecommunications and related equipment, including supporting equipment, where information is processed, transferred and/or stored.
Landfill, debris definition
Landfill, debris shall mean a landfill used to dispose of only the following materials when expressly permitted by the Board of County Supervisors: Tree stumps, brush, logs, limbs, and root material; construction and/or demolition rubble; excavation material; major household appliances; ash (thoroughly quenched); machinery and metals. Ash ponds shall be deemed debris landfills.
Density bonus definition
Density bonus shall mean a density increase over the otherwise maximum allowable gross residential density as of the date of application by the applicant to the County
Density definition
Density shall mean the number of dwelling units per acre, except in the RPC, Residential Planned Community, Zoning District where it shall mean the number of persons per acre.
Department store definition
Department store shall mean a store selling a wide variety of retail goods arranged in general departments.
Development definition
Development shall mean the division of land or construction, or substantial alteration of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, transportation, or utility facilities or structures.
Development standard definition
Development standard shall mean any County land use, site, or construction regulation, including, but not limited to, height restrictions, setback requirements, side yard requirements, minimum area requirements, minimum lot size requirements, floor area ratios, or onsite open-space requirements that applies to a residential or mixed-use development
Distillery definition
Distillery shall mean a facility for distillation of fermented products to produce distilled beverages with a high alcohol content. Such facility may include bottling, packaging, warehousing and distribution.
Distribution and fulfillment center definition
Distribution and fulfillment center shall mean a facility where goods or products are stored on-site temporarily, for the purpose of delivery to a neighborhood retail and fulfillment center or residential property. Such facilities may include automated systems, office space, and a pick and pack area to be used by employees for sorting and packaging goods and products for delivery from available, on-site inventory. Distribution and fulfillment center may include Warehousing and is not defined as Retail uses with an accessory delivery component.
District definition
District shall mean a geographic area of the County within which certain zoning or development regulations apply.
Donated materials collection center definition
Donated materials collection center: A building where donated items are accepted, processed, and sold to the general public. The term shall not include any such use that is accessory to or located in the same lot as a place of religious worship or assembly.
Donation drop-off box definition
Donation drop-off box: Any container, storage unit or unoccupied structure, other than an accessory building or structure, that is located outside of a building intended or used for the holding of charitable or for-profit donated items by the general public, including but not limited to clothing, toys, books, and newspapers, with the collection of donated items made at a later date or time. This term shall not include recycling collection points.
Dormitory definition
Dormitory shall mean a building used as group living quarters for a student body or religious order as an accessory use for a college, university, boarding school, orphanage, convent, monastery, or other similar institutional use; group kitchen facilities only are permitted.
Drive-in facility definition
Drive-in facility shall mean an establishment that, by design, physical facilities, or by service or packaging procedures, encourages or permits customers to receive services, obtain goods, foods, drinks, or be entertained while remaining in motor vehicles located in a designated parking space.
Drive-through facility definition
Drive-through facility shall mean the delivery of foods, drinks, goods, or services to customers remaining in their motor vehicles accessed through an off-street stacking space. This term does not include the delivery of foods, drinks, goods, or services to customers in a motor vehicle located in a designated parking space or otherwise designated for curbside pick-up or drive-in.
Dry cleaning pick-up facility definition
Dry cleaning pick-up facility shall mean a commercial establishment that serves only as a drop-off/pick-up station by the general public for garments and household fabrics to be processed by a dry cleaning/garment processing plant located elsewhere.
Dry cleaning retail max size3,000 sqft
may not be over 3,000 square feet in size unless located within an industrial zone.
Dry cleaning retail processing area max40 pct
The processing area which is used for the actual cleaning/treatment of garments and household fabrics shall not exceed 40 percent of the gross floor area
Dry cleaning retail wholesale prohibition
Such establishment may not serve as a wholesale facility for any garments other than those left directly by the general public and may not be over 3,000 square feet in size unless located within an industrial zone.
Dry cleaning wholesale min size3,000 sqft
Dry cleaning/garment processing plant, wholesale facility shall mean an industrial processing facility which utilizes chemical solvents to process and clean garments and household fabrics for distribution to retail outlets, such as dry cleaning pick-up facilities, or dry cleaning/garment processing retail establishment. Such facility is at least 3,000 square feet in size and is not principally available to the general public.
Dry dock definition
Dry dock shall mean a hauling out area or facility, as part of a marina or maritime use, where the water can be drained from around the vessel, or where the vessel can be removed from the water, so it can be repaired or cleaned.
Dry rack definition
Dry rack shall mean an area of a marina or maritime use, where vessels are stored out of the water in a stacked manner in a structure, enclosed or unenclosed.
Dump heap definition
Dump heap shall mean any lot on which trash, debris, garbage or other waste, junk or scrap material is dumped or deposited, and which has not been approved as either a debris landfill or a sanitary landfill.
Duplex definition2 units
Duplex shall mean a building containing two dwelling units with not more than one family occupying each dwelling unit.
Dwelling unit max kitchens1 kitchens
A dwelling unit shall have no more than one kitchen.
Electric Substation definition
Electric Substation shall mean an electrical installation which contains generation or power-conversion equipment and associated electric equipment and parts, such as switchboards, switches, wiring, fuses, circuit breakers, compensators and transformers.
Electronic message board definition
Electronic message board shall mean signs whose alphabetic, pictographic, or symbolic informational content can be changed or altered electronically.
Enclosure ratio definition
Enclosure ratio shall mean the ratio of vertical to horizontal dimensions between the building height (vertical dimension) and the distance between the street centerline and exterior wall of the abutting building.
Engineer, registered definition
Engineer, registered shall mean a person who is registered with the state Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Certified Landscape Architects as a professional engineer.
Equipment and material storage definition
Equipment and material storage shall mean a structure or lot where material, construction equipment and other mobile equipment is stored.
Event center/meeting hall definition
Event center/meeting hall shall mean a facility in which events, meetings and ceremonies are conducted by organizations (including civic clubs), businesses and individuals, for their own use or for rent. Such facilities may be publicly or privately owned and operated and include on-site kitchens or provide for catered meals. A hotel which includes meeting facilities is not considered an event center/meeting hall.
Event center hotel exclusion
A hotel which includes meeting facilities is not considered an event center/meeting hall.
Exhibition dancing definition
Exhibition dancing shall mean dancing done in the nude as nudity is defined in section 15-16 of the County Code, or topless or bottomless; done seminude, to wit; in briefs or underwear, or a garment commonly known as a 'G' string, or bathing suit.
Fabrication definition
Fabrication: See 'Assembly'.
Facade articulation definition
Facade articulation shall mean the street frontage design elements, both horizontal and vertical, that help create a streetscape of interest for the adjacent public spaces including sidewalks, planting zones, and roadways.
Facade permeability definition
Facade permeability shall mean the percent of ground floor frontage along a street that provides transparent windows and doors.
Fairgrounds definition
Fairgrounds shall mean an area where outdoor fairs, circuses, exhibitions, and similar gatherings are held.
Family definition
Family shall mean a group of people living together as a single housekeeping unit and consisting of: 1. One person; or 2. Two or more persons related by blood, adoption, or marriage... or 3. A group of three unrelated persons living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit...
Farm or ranch definition
Farm or ranch shall mean one or more areas of land used for the production, cultivation, growing, harvesting, or processing of agricultural products.
Farm stay definition
Farm stay shall mean visiting a farm at least overnight as a paying guest, providing some experience of rural life.
Farm winery definition
Farm winery shall mean an establishment located on a farm with a producing vineyard, orchard or similar growing area and with facilities for fermenting and bottling wine on the premises where the owner or lessee manufactures wine and has obtained a farm winery license from the state alcohol beverage control board.
Farmer's market definition
Farmer's market shall mean retail sale of fresh fruits and vegetables, and other food and related items, at a facility with spaces occupied by several different temporary tenants on a short term or daily basis; may be indoor or outdoor; this term does not include roadside stands.
Farmer's market roadside stand exclusion
Farmer's market shall mean retail sale of fresh fruits and vegetables, and other food and related items, at a facility with spaces occupied by several different temporary tenants on a short term or daily basis; may be indoor or outdoor; this term does not include roadside stands.
Fence definition
Fence: A freestanding structure resting on or partially buried in the ground and rising above ground level, and used for confinement, screening or partition purposes.
Fenestration definition
Fenestration shall mean the design and disposition of windows and other exterior openings of a building.
Ferry definition
Ferry shall mean a water going vessel which transports passengers, and may transport their motor vehicles, and which runs on a regular schedule. See 'Water transportation facility'.
Ferry stop definition
Ferry stop shall mean area designated for the pick up and discharge of passengers by ferries.
Flea market definition
Flea market shall mean an occasional or periodic sales activity held within a building, structure, or open area where groups of individual sellers offer goods, new and used, for sale to the public, not to include private garage sales.
Flea market garage sale exclusion
Flea market shall mean an occasional or periodic sales activity held within a building, structure, or open area where groups of individual sellers offer goods, new and used, for sale to the public, not to include private garage sales.
Fleet parking definition
Fleet parking shall mean a parking and storage area of five (5) or more operable vehicles, which are used in the daily operations of an existing off-site nonresidential principal use located within the County and which is not located adjacent to or abutting the lot containing the associated principal use. This does not include parking and storage of farm vehicles, construction equipment, or motorized vehicles not licensed to operate on state roads. Fleet parking is not off-site parking or commercial parking as defined in this chapter.
Fleet parking exclusions
This does not include parking and storage of farm vehicles, construction equipment, or motorized vehicles not licensed to operate on state roads. Fleet parking is not off-site parking or commercial parking as defined in this chapter.
Fleet parking min vehicles5 vehicles
Fleet parking shall mean a parking and storage area of five (5) or more operable vehicles
Flood fringe definition
Flood fringe shall mean that portion of the 100-year floodplain outside the floodway
Flood hazard area definition
Flood hazard area shall mean any normally dry area that is susceptible to being inundated by water. The flood hazard areas include, but are not limited to, lands subject to the 100-year flood and shall include both floodway and flood fringe.
Floodplain definition
Floodplain shall mean all lands that would be inundated by flood water as a result of a storm event of a 100-year return interval.
Floodway definition
Floodway shall mean the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height.
Floor area ratio (FAR) definition
Floor area ratio (FAR) shall mean the ratio yielded by dividing the gross floor area of all buildings on a lot by the total area of the lot.
Food preparation area, secondary definition
Food preparation area, secondary shall mean areas such as wet bars or warming kitchens that are secondary to a main kitchen area located within a single-family detached dwelling. Such areas shall be so located for the convenience and use by all residents of a dwelling and shall not create separate or private living areas. See also section 32-300.02.17.
Food stand, wayside definition
Food stand, wayside shall mean any land or structure used for the sale of agricultural produce, all of which produce has been raised on the same parcel.
Food store min size10,000 sqft
Food store shall mean a retail facility of 10,000 square feet or more
Foot-candle definition
Foot-candles shall mean a quantitative unit of measure used to measure the brightness of light falling on a surface. One foot-candle is equal to the amount of light falling on a surface of one foot square from a standard candle located one foot away.
Form-based design proffer definition
Form-based design proffer shall mean a type of proffer expressly including regulations and standards in both words and clearly drawn diagrams and other visuals that address (i) the relationship between building facades and the public realm (sidewalk, travel lanes, on-street parking, street trees, and street furniture, etc.;) (ii) the form and mass of buildings in relation to one another; and (iii) the scale and types of streets and blocks.
Fraternal organization definition
Fraternal organization shall mean a group formally organized for a common interest usually cultural, religious or entertainment, with regular meetings, rituals and formal written membership requirements. See 'Civic club'.
Front lot line definition
Lot line, front shall mean a street right-of-way line which forms the boundary of a lot or, in the case where a lot does not abut a street other than by its driveway, or is a through lot, that lot line which faces the principal entrance of the main building.
Front yard definition
Front yard: See 'Yard, front'.
Frontage definition
Frontage shall mean any property line that is coterminous with a public or private street or road right-of-way.
Full cut-off lighting fixture standard
Lighting fixture, full cut-off shall mean a lighting fixture from which zero percent of its light output is emitted at or above 90 degrees from horizontal (a horizontal plane drawn through the bottom of the light fixture) and no more than ten percent above 80 degrees from the horizontal.
Funeral home definition
Funeral home shall mean a facility used for the preparation of the deceased for burial and the display of the deceased and ceremonies connected therewith before burial or cremation, and may include storage of caskets, funeral urns, and other related funeral supplies and the storage of funeral vehicles.
Garage, private definition
Garage, private shall mean an enclosed accessory residential structure principally intended for the storage of motor vehicles. When attached to the principal dwelling building, the garage shall be included in calculating gross floor area.
Garden center definition
Garden center shall mean a facility engaged in the retail sale of plants, supplies and equipment employed in connection with the raising and cultivation of house plants, herbs, flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs or other indoor or outdoor plants.
Golf course definition
Golf course shall mean any property publicly or privately owned on which the game of golf is played, together with accessory uses and buildings customary thereto.
Grade definition
Grade shall mean a reference plane representing the average elevation of finished ground level adjoining the building or structure at all exterior walls or surfaces.
Grading definition
Grading shall mean any stripping, cutting, filling, stockpiling of earth or land, including the land in its cut or filled condition.
Greenhouse definition
Greenhouse shall mean a facility employing a glass, plastic or similar enclosure for the cultivation or protection of tender plants, flowers or house plants.
Gross floor area definition
Floor area, gross shall mean the sum of the total horizontal areas of the several floors of all buildings on a lot, measured from the interior faces of exterior walls.
Gross vehicle weight definition
Gross vehicle weight shall mean the aggregate weight of a vehicle and its allowable carrying capacity.
Group home definition
Group home, as defined by Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2291, (formerly residential human care facility), shall mean a group home, appropriately licensed and approved by the Commonwealth of Virginia and Prince William County, providing a residence consistent with Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2291; provided that such group home is not for alcohol and/or substance abusers and not for persons committed to custody by any court upon conviction of any crime.
Group home exclusions
provided that such group home is not for alcohol and/or substance abusers and not for persons committed to custody by any court upon conviction of any crime.
Gun shop definition
Gun shop shall mean retail sales of firearms.
Gunsmith definition
Gunsmith shall mean a facility for sale, service and repair or refurbishing of firearms.
Hardware store max size30,000 sqft
Hardware store shall mean a facility of 30,000 or fewer square feet gross floor area... if greater than 30,000 square feet, such a facility is a 'Home Improvement Center'.
HAZMAT threshold definition
Hazardous material or process (HAZMAT) shall mean, for the purposes of this chapter, a hazardous material or process shall be any substance or activity involving any substance listed in 40 CFR Part 355, Appendix A, as an Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS) when that substance is stored, generated, used or released in quantities equal to or greater than the lowest quantity listed for either the Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) or Reporting Quantity (RQ) for the substance.
Height (other) definition
Height (other than 'building height') shall mean the vertical distance from the lowest exposed point of the structure being measured to its highest point, but not including accessory fixtures part of the structure being measured.
Heliport definition
Heliport shall mean an area designed to accommodate all phases of operation of one or more helicopters with suitable space and facilities for a terminal, loading, unloading, service and storage of such aircraft, to include facilities for such accessory uses as are commonly associated with an airport terminal.
Helistop definition
Helistop shall mean an area designated and used to accommodate touch-down and lift-off of helicopters for the purpose of picking up and discharging passengers or cargo. Such an area shall contain no operation or storage facilities other than one touchdown and lift-off area (TLOF) and such additional facilities as are required by law, ordinance or regulation.
Historic resources, area of definition
Historic resources, area of shall mean an area containing buildings or places in which historic events occurred or having special public value because of notable architectural or other features relating to the cultural or artistic heritage of the community, of such significance as to warrant conservation and preservation.
Home business definition
Home business shall mean any commercial activity conducted entirely within a dwelling unit as an accessory use to the principal residential use. A home business is not a home occupation or home employment use and is subject to conditions imposed by the Board of County Supervisors as part of a Special Use Permit.
Home business, rural definition
Home business, rural shall mean any business not otherwise permitted in A-districts conducted as an accessory use primarily in the dwelling unit, but which may involve outside storage or storage in an accessory building of equipment and materials necessary to the business in accordance with section 32-300.14.
Home business rural standard
Home business, rural shall mean any business not otherwise permitted in A-districts conducted as an accessory use primarily in the dwelling unit, but which may involve outside storage or storage in an accessory building of equipment and materials necessary to the business in accordance with section 32-300.14.
Home business SUP required
Home business shall mean any commercial activity conducted entirely within a dwelling unit as an accessory use to the principal residential use. A home business is not a home occupation or home employment use and is subject to conditions imposed by the Board of County Supervisors as part of a Special Use Permit.
Home employment adult care restriction
Day-time adult care (no more than five adults not residing in the home).
Home employment beauty salon restriction
Beauty salon (no tanning or toning equipment).
Home employment definition
Home employment shall mean a business activity conducted entirely within a single-family detached dwelling unit by residents of that unit which is clearly incidental and secondary to its principal use as a dwelling unit. Home employment is more intense than home occupation and allows customers to come to the house.
Home employment max adult care5 adults
Day-time adult care (no more than five adults not residing in the home).
Home employment max tutoring adults2 adults
Tutoring, education or training (no more than five children or two adults at any one time).
Home employment max tutoring children5 children
Tutoring, education or training (no more than five children or two adults at any one time).
Home employment physician office restriction
Offices of a physician, therapist (including psychological, physical, and/or massage), dentist, lawyer, accountant, engineer, architect, desktop publishing, or similar professional.
Home employment tutoring restriction
Tutoring, education or training (no more than five children or two adults at any one time).
Home employment uses exhaustive
The following uses, and no others, are home employment uses:
Home employment uses list
The following uses, and no others, are home employment uses: 1. Administrative offices of business and/or trade. 2. Arts and crafts activities. 3. Baking/catering (off-premise service). 4. Beauty salon (no tanning or toning equipment). 5. Clerical/secretarial activities. 6. Day-time adult care (no more than five adults not residing in the home). 7. Diaper/laundry service. 8. Floral design. 9. Interior design/decorating. 10. Jewelry, watch, clock repair; engraving; locksmith; eyeglass; framing; dentures. 11. Maid service (off premise). 12. Mail order. 13. Nail sculpture, manicurist. 14. Offices of a physician, therapist (including psychological, physical, and/or massage), dentist, lawyer, accountant, engineer, architect, desktop publishing, or similar professional. 15. Pet grooming. 16. Photography. 17. Picture framing. 18. Scissors, saw, blade sharpening. 19. Seamstress, tailoring, upholstery activities. 20. Small electronics repair. 21. Tutoring, education or training (no more than five children or two adults at any one time).
Home improvement center min size30,000 sqft
Home improvement center shall mean a facility of more than 30,000 square feet gross floor area
Home occupation definition
Home occupation shall mean a business activity conducted entirely within a dwelling unit by residents of that unit which is clearly incidental and secondary to the principal use as a dwelling unit. Employees of the business, other than the residents, are not allowed to work at the home where the business is conducted. Home occupation is less intense than home employment and does not have customers coming to the home.
Home occupation employee restriction
Employees of the business, other than the residents, are not allowed to work at the home where the business is conducted.
Home occupation exterior evidence restriction
Such use shall not change the character of the dwelling unit nor have any exterior evidence.
Home occupation standard
Home occupation shall mean a business activity conducted entirely within a dwelling unit by residents of that unit which is clearly incidental and secondary to the principal use as a dwelling unit. Employees of the business, other than the residents, are not allowed to work at the home where the business is conducted. Home occupation is less intense than home employment and does not have customers coming to the home. Such use shall not change the character of the dwelling unit nor have any exterior evidence. Such uses shall meet the standards of section 32-300.07.
Home sales office definition1 houses
Home sales office shall mean the use of not more than one house per platted section of a subdivision as an office for the sale of new homes in that subdivision.
Home sales office max per section1 houses
Home sales office shall mean the use of not more than one house per platted section of a subdivision as an office for the sale of new homes in that subdivision. If more than one company is building homes in a section of a subdivision, each builder may have one home sales office.
Homeless shelter definition
Homeless shelter shall mean a facility providing temporary housing primarily to indigent, needy, homeless or transient persons; may also provide secondary services such as counseling, vocational training, etc.
Homeowners association definition
Homeowners association, owners association, condominium owners association shall mean a community association which is organized in a development in which individual owners share common interests in open space or facilities.
Hospital definition
Hospital shall mean an establishment primarily engaged in providing diagnostic services, extensive medical treatment including surgical services, and other services, as well as continuous nursing services. The establishment has an organized medical staff on duty 24 hours a day, inpatient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide complete health care
Hospital definition
Hospital shall mean an establishment primarily engaged in providing diagnostic services, extensive medical treatment including surgical services, and other services, as well as continuous nursing services. The establishment has an organized medical staff on duty 24 hours a day, inpatient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide complete health care; may also provide emergency room care and less intensive medical uses by right, such as nursing homes, sanitariums, convalescent care, ambulatory care facilities, and homes for the aged.
Hotel or motel definition
Hotel or motel shall mean a facility offering transient lodging accommodations to the general public which may provide additional services such as restaurants, meeting rooms, and recreation facilities.
Hotel or motel definition
Hotel or motel shall mean a facility offering transient lodging accommodations to the general public which may provide additional services such as restaurants, meeting rooms, and recreation facilities.
Industrial park definition
Industrial park: See 'Office or industrial park'.
Inoperative vehicle days60 days
which for a period of 60 days or longer has been partially or totally disassembled
Motor vehicle, inoperative definition
Motor vehicle, inoperative shall mean any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which is not in operating condition; or which for a period of 60 days or longer has been partially or totally disassembled by the removal of tires and wheels, the engine, or other essential parts required for the operation of the vehicle; or on which a valid license plate or a valid inspection decal is not displayed.
Inoperative vehicle definition
Inoperative vehicle: See 'Motor vehicle, inoperative'.
Institute for special education overnight care prohibited
Institute for special education and training shall mean a facility primarily engaged in the provision of training and vocational rehabilitation and habilitation services for the physically, mentally, or emotionally handicapped; includes offices for counseling and teaching specialists; other training facilities or equipment as permitted in the underlying zoning district; overnight or institutional care is prohibited.
Institute for special education overnight care prohibited
Institute for special education and training shall mean a facility primarily engaged in the provision of training and vocational rehabilitation and habilitation services for the physically, mentally, or emotionally handicapped; includes offices for counseling and teaching specialists; other training facilities or equipment as permitted in the underlying zoning district; overnight or institutional care is prohibited.
Institutional food service definition
Institutional food service (formerly 'Catering, institutional') shall mean an establishment engaged in large scale meal preparation and related materials on a contractual basis to industry or institutions. On-site service of food is prohibited.
Institutional food service on-site service prohibited
Institutional food service (formerly 'Catering, institutional') shall mean an establishment engaged in large scale meal preparation and related materials on a contractual basis to industry or institutions. On-site service of food is prohibited.
Interim use definition
Interim use refers to an approved use other than the intended final use as part of a phasing of a development identified in a master zoning plan.
Interior lot definition
Interior lot: See 'Lot'. Interior lot shall mean a lot which faces on one street or with opposite sides on two streets.
Janitorial service definition
Janitorial service shall mean an establishment primarily engaged in furnishing building cleaning and maintenance services, such as restaurant or laboratory hood cleaning, window cleaning, floor waxing, and office cleaning.
Junk definition
Junk shall mean any scrap, dismantled, inoperable, or dilapidated motor vehicles, including parts; machinery; household furniture and appliances; construction equipment and materials; tanks and drums; tires; pipes; wire; wood; paper; metals; rags; glass; and any other kind of salvage or waste material.
Junk yard definition
Junk yard shall mean any land or structure used for the storage, keeping, collection, salvage, sale, disassembling, wrecking, baling, maintenance, or abandonment of junk or other discarded material. 'Junk yard' may include 'motor vehicle graveyard'.
Kennel definition
Kennel shall mean a structure, lot or other facility where more than four dogs and other small animals normally kept as pets (excluding farm animals) which are six months of age or older are kept for any purpose.
Kennel min dogs4 dogs
Kennel shall mean a structure, lot or other facility where more than four dogs and other small animals normally kept as pets (excluding farm animals) which are six months of age or older are kept for any purpose.
Kindergarten definition
Kindergarten: See 'Child care facility'.
Laboratory definition
Laboratory shall mean a place providing the opportunity for experimentation, observation or practice in a field of study.
Land bay definition
Land bay shall mean an area containing specified uses consistent with a designation.
Land disturbing activity definition
Land disturbing activity shall mean any land change which may result in soil erosion from water or wind and the movement of sediment into state waters or other property.
Landfill definition
Landfill shall mean a land depository, excavation or area operated in a controlled manner by a person for the dumping of debris or inert material; or a disposal site operated by means of compacting and covering solid waste at least once each day with an approved material. The only landfills permitted by this chapter are sanitary or debris landfills, and only in accordance with federal, state or local regulations, and only as public uses in accordance with the provisions of Part 201 of this chapter.
Landscaping service definition
Landscaping service shall mean an operation where equipment and materials are kept, and which provides yard and garden maintenance service. This may include an office or other buildings and structures to house inventory, equipment, and vehicles, but not a dump heap or landfill.
Launch ramps definition
Launch ramps shall mean an area from which a boat may be put into or taken out of the water by means of a ramp.
Life care facility definition
Life care facility: See 'Retirement/life care center'.
Limited/craft brewery farm max barrels15,000 barrels
produces beer, mead, cider and similar beverages on-premises in quantities up to 15,000 barrels per year for a brewery located on a farm
Limited/craft brewery farm min lot2 acres
produces beer, mead, cider and similar beverages on-premises in quantities up to 15,000 barrels per year for a brewery located on a farm in Prince William County on land containing a minimum lot area of two acres zoned agricultural
Limited/craft brewery non-farm max barrels10,000 barrels
up to 10,000 barrels per year for a brewery not located on the farm.
Limited/craft brewery on-premises sale restriction
The brewery may include on-premises retail sale, tasting, or consumption of beer, mead, cider and similar beverages during regular business hours. Any sale, testing, or consumption of beer, mead, cider and similar beverages which are manufactured outside the facility is prohibited.
Live entertainment definition
Live entertainment shall mean entertainment provided in person including, but not limited to, musical performance(s), music played by disc-jockey(s), karaoke, dancing (including dancing done solely by patron(s) and/or attendee(s)), modeling, or comedy performance(s), that requires a live entertainment certificate in accordance with article IV of chapter 20 of the County Code.
Livestock market definition
Livestock market shall mean a commercial establishment wherein livestock are collected for sale or auction.
Loading space definition
Loading space shall mean an off-street area reserved on a lot and intended for the temporary parking of motor vehicles for the loading or unloading of goods.
Local planning commission definition
Local planning commission or local commission shall mean the Prince William County Planning Commission.
Lodging house definition
Lodging house shall mean an owner or operator-occupied single-family detached dwelling unit and five or fewer guest rooms intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented or hired out to be occupied or which are occupied for sleeping purposes by guests, other than temporary personal guests of a family in a dwelling unit, for compensation with or without meals. The term 'lodging house' shall be deemed to include the term 'rooming house,' but not motel or other accommodations used for transient occupancy (occupancy of less than 30 consecutive days).
Lodging house max guest rooms5 rooms
Lodging house shall mean an owner or operator-occupied single-family detached dwelling unit and five or fewer guest rooms
Lodging house transient exclusion30 days
The term 'lodging house' shall be deemed to include the term 'rooming house,' but not motel or other accommodations used for transient occupancy (occupancy of less than 30 consecutive days).
Lot coverage definition
Lot coverage: See 'Coverage'.
Lot depth definition
Lot depth shall mean the average lot depth measured along the frontage at intervals not more than ten feet.
Lot line definition
Lot line shall mean a line dividing one lot from another, or from a dedicated public street or any public place.
Lot of record definition
Lot of record shall mean a lot appearing upon a plat lawfully recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
Lot width definition
Lot width shall mean the distance measured from one side lot line to the other along the front setback line, parallel to the right-of-way.
Low-income household definition80 pct
Low-income household shall mean any individual or family whose incomes do not exceed 80 percent of the area median income for the County in which the housing development is being proposed.
M-districts definition
M-districts shall mean those zoning districts which are designated by the letter 'M' and which primarily permit industrial uses.
Maid service definition
Maid service shall mean the provision of residential cleaning services.
Maintained lighting level, average definition
Maintained lighting level, average shall mean a level of illumination, measured at grade, which results when the initial output of a lamp is reduced by certain light loss factors, such as lamp depreciation and dirt accumulation.
Manufactured home definition
Manufactured home shall mean a structure subject to federal regulation, which is transportable in one or more sections; is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on site; is built on a permanent chassis; is designed to be used as a single-family dwelling, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities
Manufacture, manufacturing definition
Manufacture, manufacturing shall mean the processing and converting of raw, unfinished materials or products, into articles or substances of different character, or for a different purpose.
Manufacturing plant reuse definition
Manufacturing plant reuse shall mean any plant conversion or retooling causing a change in production process from one involving non-hazardous material/waste to one involving hazardous material/waste or a change from one use permitted in the zoning district to a different use.
Marina definition
Marina shall mean a facility located along the waterfront for the principal purpose of docking, storage and launching of pleasure boats, including slips and moorings located within a waterway or channel. Secondary uses such as dry storage areas or docks, boat storage buildings, incidental retail sales of boats, food, fuel and equipment; services limited to minor boat repairs shall be permitted.
Marina secondary uses
Secondary uses such as dry storage areas or docks, boat storage buildings, incidental retail sales of boats, food, fuel and equipment; services limited to minor boat repairs shall be permitted.
Marquee definition
Marquee shall mean a permanent structure projecting beyond a building wall at an entrance to a building or extending along and projecting beyond the building's wall and generally designed and constructed to provide protection against weather.
Maximum allowable residential density definition
Maximum allowable residential density shall mean the density allowed under the Zoning Ordinance and land use element of the Comprehensive Plan, or, if a range of density is permitted, means the maximum allowable density for the specific zoning range and land use element of the Comprehensive Plan applicable to the project.
Medical care facility, specialized definition
Medical care facility, specialized shall mean a facility primarily engaged in the in and outpatient treatment of abused, alcoholic, narcotic, psychiatric, and other nonsurgical patients.
Medical care facility, specialized definition
Medical care facility, specialized shall mean a facility primarily engaged in the in and outpatient treatment of abused, alcoholic, narcotic, psychiatric, and other nonsurgical patients.
Medical or dental laboratory definition
Medical or dental laboratory shall mean establishment engaged in providing professional analytic or diagnostic services to the medical, dental, or other health service professions, or to the patient on a prescription basis; includes denture laboratories and prosthetic facilities. Eyeglass and contact lens and denture manufacturing is permitted; all other manufacturing prohibited.
Medical/dental laboratory manufacturing restriction
Medical or dental laboratory shall mean establishment engaged in providing professional analytic or diagnostic services to the medical, dental, or other health service professions, or to the patient on a prescription basis; includes denture laboratories and prosthetic facilities. Eyeglass and contact lens and denture manufacturing is permitted; all other manufacturing prohibited.
Medical office no overnight facilities
Medical or dental office or clinic shall mean a facility engaged in the examination, diagnosis and treatment of medical chiropractic, ophthalmologic, dental, podiatric or other health care patients; includes administrative and clerical operations of the practice; does not include overnight facilities for patients.
Medical office no overnight facilities
Medical or dental office or clinic shall mean a facility engaged in the examination, diagnosis and treatment of medical chiropractic, ophthalmologic, dental, podiatric or other health care patients; includes administrative and clerical operations of the practice; does not include overnight facilities for patients.
Merchant craftsman/artisan shop definition
Merchant craftsman/artisan shop shall mean a retail business primarily engaged in the sale of goods traditionally produced by craftsman and artisans including but limited to finished and unfinished pottery, freestanding cabinets, furniture, art work, ceramics, floral or plant arrangements, and similar products sold directly to the public.
Merchant craftsman/artisan shop definition
Merchant craftsman/artisan shop shall mean a retail business primarily engaged in the sale of goods traditionally produced by craftsman and artisans including but limited to finished and unfinished pottery, freestanding cabinets, furniture, art work, ceramics, floral or plant arrangements, and similar products sold directly to the public. The products may be produced on the property or delivered to the property for custom finishing by the retailer or the customer through additional processing steps such as casting, milling, painting, staining, arranging, re-sizing and otherwise adapting the product to the customer's needs and specifications.
Mixed-use definition
Mixed-use refers to two or more types of land uses; typically including residential, commercial, office, and institutional, which may occur in a single integrated structure (horizontal) or a combination of a variety of complementary and integrated uses that are walkable and within a given development project (vertical).
Mixed-use district definitions
Mixed-Use District-Neighborhood (MXD-N) shall mean a zoning district intended for smaller scale mixed use developments surrounded by lower density residential areas... MXD-N is limited to density and FAR associated with the T-2 zone of rural to urban continuum. Mixed-Use District-Community (MXD-C) shall mean a zoning district intended for sites in a variety of activity centers and corridors... MXD-C is limited to densities and FAR associated with the T-3 and T-4 zones of rural to urban continuum. Mixed-Used District-Urban (MXD-U) shall mean a zoning district to encourage the development or redevelopment of mixed-use centers... MXD-U is limited to densities and FAR associated with the T-5 and T-6 zones of rural to urban continuum.
Mobile home definition
Mobile home shall mean a dwelling unit of vehicular, portable design built on a permanent chassis and designed to be moved from one site to another and to be used without a permanent foundation. Mobile homes shall be subject to all regulations in this chapter for buildings, but shall only be permitted where authorized by specific use of the term 'mobile home'.
Mobile home lot definition
Mobile home lot shall mean a lot within a mobile home park, designed for the accommodation of one mobile home.
Mobile home min length40 ft
is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on site
Mobile home min sqft320 sqft
is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on site
Mobile home min width8 ft
is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on site
Mobile home and office sales definition
Mobile home and office sales shall mean a facility engaged in the retail sale, leasing, renting, or rehabilitation or new or used mobile homes or offices and related parts and equipment, as defined elsewhere in this chapter.
Mobile home park definition2 homes
Mobile home park shall mean any site, lot, field or tract of land, upon which is located or intended to be located two or more occupied mobile homes
Mobile home park min homes2 homes
Mobile home park shall mean any site, lot, field or tract of land, upon which is located or intended to be located two or more occupied mobile homes
Mobile office definition
Mobile office shall mean a unit of vehicular, portable design built on a chassis and designed to be moved from one site to another and to be used without a permanent foundation. Mobile offices shall be subject to all regulations in this chapter for buildings, but shall only be permitted where authorized by specific use of the term 'mobile office'.
Modular office definition
Modular office shall mean a unit of portable design which is not built on a chassis and is designed to be moved from site to site and to be used without permanent foundation. Modular offices shall be subject to all regulations in this chapter for buildings but shall be permitted only where authorized by use of the term 'modular office'.
Modular unit definition
Modular unit shall mean a factory-fabricated transportable building designed to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units at a building site into a modular structure. A modular unit shall be a finished building located on a permanent lot.
Modulation definition
Modulation shall mean a measured and proportional change in form on a building's face.
Monopole definition
Monopole shall mean a single, self-supporting pole-type structure, tapering from base to top and supporting a fixture designed to hold one or more antennas.
Monopole/tower height definition
Height, monopole/tower shall mean the total distance measured from the finished grade to the highest point on the monopole or tower, including antennas and all other appurtenances.
Mooring definition
Mooring shall mean a semi-permanent or permanent installation, consisting of a heavy anchorage installation either in place or attached to a mooring buoy or dock which moves with the tide.
Mortuary definition
Mortuary shall mean a place for the storage of dead human bodies prior to their burial or cremation.
Motel definition
Motel: See 'Hotel or motel'.
Motor vehicle auction, wholesale definition
Motor vehicle auction, wholesale shall mean a facility used for sale of motor vehicles by auction, primarily to dealers.
Motor vehicle definition
Motor vehicle shall mean a device which is self-propelled or designed for self-propulsion, in or upon which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon any highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
Motor vehicle fuel station definition
Motor vehicle fuel station shall mean a structure, building or premise or any portion thereof where a flammable fluid is stored, housed and sold for supply to motor vehicles; and may include accessory motor vehicle servicing within the principal building.
Motor vehicle impoundment yard definition
Motor vehicle impoundment yard shall mean a facility for storage of licensed motor vehicles in a secured area.
Motor vehicle parts definition
Motor vehicle parts shall mean a facility engaged in retail sales of motor vehicle parts.
Motor vehicle repair definition
Motor vehicle repair shall mean any servicing, modification, reconditioning, restructuring, rebuilding of a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle component.
Motor vehicle repair shop definition
Motor vehicle repair shop shall mean a building, structure, enclosure or premise in or on which the general business of servicing or repairing motor vehicles is conducted, including, but not limited to, body shop, engine rebuilding or reconditioning, upholstering, radiator reconditioning and repair, and similar industrial processes. Incidental servicing of motor vehicles, such as tires and audio installation is permitted.
Motor vehicle sales (limited) definition7,500 lbs
Motor vehicle sales (limited) shall mean an establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of new or used automobiles and light duty trucks, as defined by Code of Virginia, § 46.2-100, (7,500 pounds gross vehicle weight); includes repair department, with parts inventory and sales, body and upholstery shop, tires, etc. Secondary sales of larger on-road vehicles permitted.
Motor vehicle sales (limited) definition
Motor vehicle sales (limited) shall mean an establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of new or used automobiles and light duty trucks, as defined by Code of Virginia, § 46.2-100, (7,500 pounds gross vehicle weight); includes repair department, with parts inventory and sales, body and upholstery shop, tires, etc. Secondary sales of larger on-road vehicles permitted.
Motor vehicle sales (recreational) definition
Motor vehicle sales (recreational) shall mean the retail sale of new or used motor homes, travel trailers, recreational trailers, and camper coaches for trucks, as defined by Code of Virginia, § 46.2-100. This includes storage, repair shop, or service department with parts inventory and sales. Pleasure boats and other small craft may also be sold, stored, serviced, or repaired.
Motor vehicle sales (recreational) definition
Motor vehicle sales (recreational) shall mean the retail sale of new or used motor homes, travel trailers, recreational trailers, and camper coaches for trucks, as defined by Code of Virginia, § 46.2-100. This includes storage, repair shop, or service department with parts inventory and sales. Pleasure boats and other small craft may also be sold, stored, serviced, or repaired.
Motor vehicle sales (unlimited) definition
Motor vehicle sales (unlimited) shall mean establishment for the sale, repair or servicing of new and used vehicles, of unlimited size or weight; also, off-road or on-road construction equipment, cranes, tractor-trailer rigs, static machinery, as well as any type motor vehicle is permitted.
Motor vehicle sales (unlimited) definition
Motor vehicle sales (unlimited) shall mean establishment for the sale, repair or servicing of new and used vehicles, of unlimited size or weight; also, off-road or on-road construction equipment, cranes, tractor-trailer rigs, static machinery, as well as any type motor vehicle is permitted.
Motor vehicle service definition
Motor vehicle service shall mean a facility providing for minor motor vehicle maintenance services such as tune ups, brakes, air conditioning, transmission, mufflers, glass replacement, and similar services.
Motor vehicle service definition
Motor vehicle service shall mean a facility providing for minor motor vehicle maintenance services such as tune ups, brakes, air conditioning, transmission, mufflers, glass replacement, and similar services.
Motor vehicle service (limited) definition
Motor vehicle service (limited) shall mean a use providing for minor motor vehicle maintenance services such as tires, audio installation and similar services.
Motor vehicle service (limited) definition
Motor vehicle service (limited) shall mean a use providing for minor motor vehicle maintenance services such as tires, audio installation and similar services.
Motor vehicle storage yard definition
Motor vehicle storage yard shall mean a facility for wholesale storage of motor vehicles.
Motor vehicle towing definition2 vehicles
Motor vehicle towing shall mean a principal use or accessory to another use with more than two salvaging vehicles such as tow trucks, cranes, and flatbed trucks used to tow or haul motor vehicles.
Motor vehicle towing definition
Motor vehicle towing shall mean a principal use or accessory to another use with more than two salvaging vehicles such as tow trucks, cranes, and flatbed trucks used to tow or haul motor vehicles.
Multifamily definition2 units
Multifamily dwelling shall mean a building or portion thereof containing more than two dwelling units
Multifamily Stacked (MFS) definition
Multifamily Stacked (MFS): Commonly referred to as 'stacked townhomes', 'one-over-twos', and 'two-over-twos.' A grouping of dwelling units where each unit within the grouping has its own ground floor entrance or shares a ground floor entrance with only an adjacent unit. At least one dwelling unit within the grouping contains two or more stories and is situated over or under another dwelling unit.
Multifamily Traditional (MFT) definition
Multifamily Traditional (MFT): Commonly referred to as 'garden style,' 'mid-rise,' and 'high-rise' condominiums/apartments. A group of dwelling units contained within a building, where each dwelling unit in the building generally consists of a single floor or level, and each unit is accessed by one or more common entrances leading directly from the outdoors at ground level
Music store definition
Music store shall mean an establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of instruments, recordings, sheet music and literature; lessons are permitted accessory uses.
Neighborhood retail and fulfillment center definition
Neighborhood retail and fulfillment center shall mean a facility which contains both a retail and a fulfillment component. Both components must be operated by the same user. Neighborhood retail and fulfillment centers may include the dispatching, coordination, preparation, routing of package pick-up and delivery, and parking of vehicles associated with the delivery of goods. Neighborhood retail and fulfillment is not defined as Warehousing, Distribution and fulfillment center, or Retail uses with an accessory delivery component.
Neighborhood retail and fulfillment center definition
Neighborhood retail and fulfillment center shall mean a facility which contains both a retail and a fulfillment component. Both components must be operated by the same user. Neighborhood retail and fulfillment centers may include the dispatching, coordination, preparation, routing of package pick-up and delivery, and parking of vehicles associated with the delivery of goods. Neighborhood retail and fulfillment is not defined as Warehousing, Distribution and fulfillment center, or Retail uses with an accessory delivery component.
Net floor area definition75 pct
Floor area, net shall, for the purposes of this chapter, mean 75 percent of the gross floor area.
Non-agriculturally related products definition
Non-agriculturally related products shall mean those items not connected to farming or the farm operation, such as novelty t-shirts or other clothing, crafts and knick-knacks imported from other states or countries, etc.
Non-agriculturally related products definition
Non-agriculturally related products shall mean those items not connected to farming or the farm operation, such as novelty t-shirts or other clothing, crafts and knick-knacks imported from other states or countries, etc.
Non-agriculturally related uses definition
Non-agriculturally related uses shall mean activities that are part of an agritourism operation's total offerings but not tied to farming or the farm's buildings, equipment, fields, etc. Such non-agriculturally related uses include amusement rides and concerts and may be subject to obtaining a temporary activity permit.
Non-agriculturally related uses definition
Non-agriculturally related uses shall mean activities that are part of an agritourism operation's total offerings but not tied to farming or the farm's buildings, equipment, fields, etc. Such non-agriculturally related uses include amusement rides and concerts and may be subject to obtaining a temporary activity permit.
Non-HAZMAT definition
Non-HAZMAT: See 'Hazardous material or process (HAZMAT)'.
Noncommercial kennel definition
Noncommercial kennel shall mean a kennel maintained for noncommercial purposes as an accessory use to an agricultural or residential use and where all of the dogs or other animals are owned by the owner or tenant of the property on which the kennel is located except for an occasional dog temporarily kept. See section 32-300.02.9.
Noncommercial kennel definition
Noncommercial kennel shall mean a kennel maintained for noncommercial purposes as an accessory use to an agricultural or residential use and where all of the dogs or other animals are owned by the owner or tenant of the property on which the kennel is located except for an occasional dog temporarily kept. See section 32-300.02.9.
Noncommercial kennel standard
Noncommercial kennel shall mean a kennel maintained for noncommercial purposes as an accessory use to an agricultural or residential use and where all of the dogs or other animals are owned by the owner or tenant of the property on which the kennel is located except for an occasional dog temporarily kept. See section 32-300.02.9.
Office or industrial park definition
Industrial park: See 'Office or industrial park'.
Office or industrial park definition
Industrial park: See 'Office or industrial park'.
Party lot line setback exemption
Party lot line shall mean a line separating two attached single-family dwelling units. Side setback regulations for principal buildings shall not apply to party lot lines.
Recessed canopy lighting fixture standard2 inches
Lighting fixture, recessed canopy shall mean an outdoor lighting fixture recessed into a canopy ceiling so that the bottom of the fixture protrudes no more than two inches from the ceiling.
Retirement/life care center definition
Life care facility: See 'Retirement/life care center'.
Retirement/life care center definition
Life care facility: See 'Retirement/life care center'.
Landfill, sanitary definition
Landfill, sanitary shall mean a landfill accepting nonhazardous debris, trash or waste, which is covered with clean fill after each day's operation, and which meets all standards of (and is, or will be, properly licensed by) the Virginia State Department of Health.
Secondary food prep area standard
Food preparation area, secondary shall mean areas such as wet bars or warming kitchens that are secondary to a main kitchen area located within a single-family detached dwelling. Such areas shall be so located for the convenience and use by all residents of a dwelling and shall not create separate or private living areas. See also section 32-300.02.17.
Trade, convention or conference center definition
Conference center: See 'Trade, convention or conference center'. Convention center: See 'Trade, convention or conference center'.
Trade, convention or conference center definition
Conference center: See 'Trade, convention or conference center'. Convention center: See 'Trade, convention or conference center'.
Warehousing definition
Distribution and fulfillment center may include Warehousing and is not defined as Retail uses with an accessory delivery component.
Waterfront lot bodies of water
Lot, waterfront shall mean any lot that abuts one of the following bodies of water: Lake Manassas, Lake Jackson, Occoquan Reservoir as defined by the Fairfax County Water Authority, Lake Montclair, Occoquan River south of the Occoquan dam, Silver Lake, or the Potomac River, including the tidal portions of Quantico Creek, Neabsco Creek and Powell's Creek
Waterfront lot bodies of water
Lake Manassas, Lake Jackson, Occoquan Reservoir as defined by the Fairfax County Water Authority, Lake Montclair, Occoquan River south of the Occoquan dam, Silver Lake, or the Potomac River, including the tidal portions of Quantico Creek, Neabsco Creek and Powell's Creek
Waterfront lot bodies of water
Lake Manassas, Lake Jackson, Occoquan Reservoir as defined by the Fairfax County Water Authority, Lake Montclair, Occoquan River south of the Occoquan dam, Silver Lake, or the Potomac River, including the tidal portions of Quantico Creek, Neabsco Creek and Powell's Creek
Waterfront lot common open space provision
or held in common by virtue of the terms of a plat of record, or provided for common use under deed covenants or restrictions of record.
Waterfront lot common open space provision
or held in common by virtue of the terms of a plat of record, or provided for common use under deed covenants or restrictions of record.
Waterfront lot contiguous provision
or any lot that does not directly abut one of the above bodies of water but is contiguous to a parcel of land that may be used as access property to such body of water or as common open space abutting such body of water held in common by a subdivision, association, or any similar agency
Waterfront lot contiguous provision
or any lot that does not directly abut one of the above bodies of water but is contiguous to a parcel of land that may be used as access property to such body of water or as common open space abutting such body of water held in common by a subdivision, association, or any similar agency
Waterfront lot definition
Lot, waterfront shall mean any lot that abuts one of the following bodies of water: Lake Manassas, Lake Jackson, Occoquan Reservoir as defined by the Fairfax County Water Authority, Lake Montclair, Occoquan River south of the Occoquan dam, Silver Lake, or the Potomac River, including the tidal portions of Quantico Creek, Neabsco Creek and Powell's Creek and meets the minimum size and width requirements of the district in which the lot is located or which is certified as lawfully nonconforming; or any lot that does not directly abut one of the above bodies of water but is contiguous to a parcel of land that may be used as access property to such body of water or as common open space abutting such body of water held in common by a subdivision, association, or any similar agency, except for such parcels owned by the Lake Ridge Park and Recreation Association; or held in common by virtue of the terms of a plat of record, or provided for common use under deed covenants or restrictions of record.
Waterfront lot definition
Lot, waterfront shall mean any lot that abuts one of the following bodies of water: Lake Manassas, Lake Jackson, Occoquan Reservoir as defined by the Fairfax County Water Authority, Lake Montclair, Occoquan River south of the Occoquan dam, Silver Lake, or the Potomac River, including the tidal portions of Quantico Creek, Neabsco Creek and Powell's Creek and meets the minimum size and width requirements of the district in which the lot is located or which is certified as lawfully nonconforming; or any lot that does not directly abut one of the above bodies of water but is contiguous to a parcel of land that may be used as access property to such body of water or as common open space abutting such body of water held in common by a subdivision, association, or any similar agency, except for such parcels owned by the Lake Ridge Park and Recreation Association; or held in common by virtue of the terms of a plat of record, or provided for common use under deed covenants or restrictions of record.
Waterfront lot exception
except for such parcels owned by the Lake Ridge Park and Recreation Association
Waterfront lot exception
except for such parcels owned by the Lake Ridge Park and Recreation Association
Waterfront lot Lake Ridge exception
except for such parcels owned by the Lake Ridge Park and Recreation Association
Waterfront lot Lake Ridge exception
except for such parcels owned by the Lake Ridge Park and Recreation Association
Waterfront lot min size/width requirement
meets the minimum size and width requirements of the district in which the lot is located or which is certified as lawfully nonconforming
Waterfront lot min size/width requirement
meets the minimum size and width requirements of the district in which the lot is located or which is certified as lawfully nonconforming
Waterfront lot nonconforming provision
or which is certified as lawfully nonconforming
Waterfront lot nonconforming provision
or which is certified as lawfully nonconforming
Yard, front definition
Front yard: See 'Yard, front'.

From the ordinance

Density shall mean the number of dwelling units per acre, except in the RPC, Residential Planned Community, Zoning District where it shall mean the number of persons per acre.
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