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.
On waterfront lots of two acres or less, fences located between the dwelling unit building line closest to the water and the waterfront shall be limited to a height of 42 inches, except for fences surrounding swimming pools, in which case the minimum fence height required by the building code shall not be exceeded. Fences on waterfront lots larger than two acres in all residential and agricultural districts shall not be of opaque construction.
No fencing shall be erected so as to restrict access by emergency equipment to any building.
No fencing shall be erected so as to restrict access by emergency equipment to any building.
Fences, landscaping and other improvements shall be located and maintained in a manner that does not obscure sight distances required by section 600 of the Design and Construction Standards Manual.
Fences, landscaping and other improvements shall be located and maintained in a manner that does not obscure sight distances required by section 600 of the Design and Construction Standards Manual.
Outdoor lighting shall meet the requirements of section 32-250.200.
Outdoor lighting shall meet the requirements of section 32-250.200.
Farm animals (such as cattle, pigs, hogs, goats, sheep, and other livestock, horses, mules and other equines, and similar utilitarian animals) shall not be permitted as an accessory use in any residential district or on lots of less than ten acres with a residential principal use in any agricultural district
Farm animals (such as cattle, pigs, hogs, goats, sheep, and other livestock, horses, mules and other equines, and similar utilitarian animals) shall not be permitted as an accessory use in any residential district or on lots of less than ten acres with a residential principal use in any agricultural district
Horses, and other domesticated equines, shall be permitted as an accessory use to a residential principal use in the A-1, Agricultural, zoning district on lots of two acres or greater in size at the rate of one such animal per acre over one.
Horses, and other domesticated equines, shall be permitted as an accessory use to a residential principal use in the A-1, Agricultural, zoning district on lots of two acres or greater in size at the rate of one such animal per acre over one.
Horses, and other domesticated equines, shall be permitted as accessory use to a residential use in all SR zoning districts on lots of two acres or greater in size at the rate of one such animal per acre over one.
Horses, and other domesticated equines, shall be permitted as accessory use to a residential use in all SR zoning districts on lots of two acres or greater in size at the rate of one such animal per acre over one.
Chickens and other fowl shall be permitted on all A-1 zoned lots on one acre or larger with or without a principal residence within the Domestic Fowl Overlay District
Chickens and other fowl shall be permitted on all A-1 zoned lots on one acre or larger with or without a principal residence within the Domestic Fowl Overlay District (see Part 508) and on A-1 lots of ten acres or larger outside the Domestic Fowl Overlay District.
Chickens and other fowl may be permitted by Special Use Permit on SRR zoned lots of one acre or larger with or without a principal residence within the Domestic Fowl Overlay District.
Cattle shall be permitted as an accessory use to a residential principal use in the A-1, Agricultural, zoning district within the Domestic Fowl Overlay District, on lots of two acres or greater in size at the rate of one such animal per acre over one.
Cattle shall be permitted as an accessory use to a residential principal use in the A-1, Agricultural, zoning district within the Domestic Fowl Overlay District, on lots of two acres or greater in size at the rate of one such animal per acre over one.
no more than four dogs, which are six months of age or older, shall be allowed unless zoning approval for a kennel has been obtained. Any dogs, when not kept in the dwelling unit, shall be securely restrained by pens, fences or other restraining devices, except when otherwise under the control of the owner. Such facilities shall be located only in the side or rear yard(s), and shall be set back at least ten feet from all property lines.
Small animals normally kept as pets (excluding farm animals as defined in subsection 6. above) shall be permitted as an accessory use in all agricultural and residential zoning districts, regardless of lot size, except that no more than four dogs, which are six months of age or older; shall be allowed unless zoning approval for a kennel has been obtained.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.