Prince William County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
16 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
3General Business District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 65
Neighborhood Business District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 50
Convenience Retail District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 55 ft
- Permitted uses
- 26
Industrial
2Residential
8R-16 Suburban Residential District
- Max density
- 16 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
Residential District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
R-30 Urban Residential District
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-4 District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 4 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-6 District
- Max density
- 6 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
Semi-Rural Residential District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 6
Semi-Rural Residential District
- Min lot
- 130,680 sq ft (3 ac)
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 0.33 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 6
Semi-Rural Residential District
- Min lot
- 217,800 sq ft (5 ac)
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Max density
- 0.2 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 6
General provisions
581 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Any affordable dwelling unit development with a density greater than one dwelling unit for every one acre of gross land area regardless of the applicable zoning district... shall be eligible for the incentives in this article.
Affordable dwelling units shall be made available to households with incomes at or below eighty percent (80%) of the area median income, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The density bonus shall not exceed the maximum density otherwise permitted in the zoning district by more than forty percent (40%).
Affordable dwelling units shall comply with the following standards: ...
An applicant for a density bonus pursuant to County Code Sec. 32-290.03 may request a waiver or reduction of County development standards that (i) physically preclude the construction of a project at the density permitted by County Code Sec. 32-290.03 or (ii) impact the financial feasibility of a project...
Applications for a density bonus shall be submitted in accordance with the following procedures: ...
Applications for a density bonus shall include the following information: ...
Such parking or storage areas and similarly improved driveways shall not occupy more than 35 percent of or 720 square feet of the minimum required front yard, whichever is greater.
The keeping of honeybees in four beehives or less shall be permitted as an accessory use to a residential principal use on any lot. On any lot of 10,000 square feet in size or larger, more than four beehives may be kept, provided there is an additional lot area of 2,500 square feet for each hive.
The keeping of honeybees in four beehives or less shall be permitted as an accessory use to a residential principal use on any lot. On any lot of 10,000 square feet in size or larger, more than four beehives may be kept, provided there is an additional lot area of 2,500 square feet for each hive.
A wayside food stand shall be a permitted accessory use in all agricultural districts.
A wayside food stand shall be a permitted accessory use in all agricultural districts.
For lots ten acres or greater in size in agricultural districts, one dwelling unit for farm employees shall be permitted as an accessory use for every ten acres of lot area.
For lots ten acres or greater in size in agricultural districts, one dwelling unit for farm employees shall be permitted as an accessory use for every ten acres of lot area.
Outside storage, including but not limited to refuse removal areas, shall be permitted only behind a solid, uniformly colored fence of sufficient height to block the stored material from view. ... In no case shall outside storage occupy more than 25 percent of any yard area.
Outside storage, including but not limited to refuse removal areas, shall be permitted only behind a solid, uniformly colored fence of sufficient height to block the stored material from view. Not withstanding the aforementioned provision, the storage of debris, appliances and trash on open porches and within carports shall not be permitted. In no case shall outside storage occupy more than 25 percent of any yard area.
Telecommunications equipment for private residential use or for amateur service use shall be permitted in all agricultural and residential districts in accordance with the standards in sections 32-240.01 et seq.
Telecommunications equipment for private residential use or for amateur service use shall be permitted in all agricultural and residential districts in accordance with the standards in sections 32-240.01 et seq.
Family day homes on lots with 5,000 square feet or more and in a single-family detached dwelling unit: (1) The keeping of four or less children, in addition to a provider's own children, shall be subject to the same conditions imposed on residences occupied by persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption. (2) The keeping of five to 12 children, in addition to a provider's own children, as defined in part 100, shall be in accordance with the requirements of Code of Virginia, §§ 63.2-1700 through 63.2-1738. A home occupation certificate and certificate of occupancy shall be required.
Family day homes, as defined in Code of Virginia, § 63.2-100, shall be subject to the following standards effective July 1, 2016: (a) Family day homes on lots with 5,000 square feet or more and in a single-family detached dwelling unit: (1) The keeping of four or less children, in addition to a provider's own children, shall be subject to the same conditions imposed on residences occupied by persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
Source documents
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