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.
Up to 50 percent of the off-street parking required in conjunction with a principal use may be located on adjacent or abutting lots within any commercial, office, or industrial district...
Fleet parking spaces shall be in addition to the minimum number of parking spaces required for the associated principal use.
Curbside pick-up areas, as defined in this chapter, may be permitted as an accessory use with site plan approval...
Distribution and fulfillment centers, outside of the E-Commerce Overlay District, shall meet the design standards of the E-Commerce Overlay District, except when located in a M/T, Industrial/Transportation District.
If located within 200 feet of residentially zoned property, then 1) sections 32-250.30 et seq. of the chapter must be met, and 2) hours of operation shall be limited from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, unless otherwise specifically approved by the Board of County Supervisors as part of a proffered rezoning or Special Use Permit application.
All buildings shall be set back at least 20 feet from any street right-of-way. Except where other provisions of this chapter impose a greater setback, a minimum setback of 25 feet from the common property line for all structures and uses shall be required when the side or rear of a lot within a O(L) District abuts an agricultural or residential district.
The minimum lot size shall be 10,000 square feet. The minimum lot width shall be 80 feet and the minimum lot depth shall be 125 feet. The maximum lot coverage shall be 80 percent, with a required minimum open space area of 20 percent. The maximum floor area ratio (FAR) shall be 0.35. The maximum height for all structures shall be 45 feet.
Minimum lot size None. Minimum lot width or depth None. All buildings shall be set back at least 20 feet from any street right-of-way, or one foot for each three feet in building height. When the side or rear of a lot within an O(H) District abuts an agricultural or residential district, a minimum setback of the greater of 25 feet or the setback imposed by subsection 32-400.03.5 shall apply.
There shall be no minimum lot size. There shall be no minimum lot width or depth. The maximum lot coverage be 80 percent, with a required minimum open space area of 20 percent. The maximum floor area ratio (FAR) shall be 1.25. The maximum height for all structures shall be 100 feet.
There shall be no minimum lot size. There shall be no minimum lot width and depth. The maximum lot coverage shall be 80 percent, with a required minimum open space area of 20 percent. The maximum floor area ratio (FAR) shall be 0.65. The maximum height for all structures shall be 70 feet. All buildings shall be set back at least 20 feet from any street right-of-way.
There shall be no minimum lot size. There shall be no minimum lot width and depth. The maximum lot coverage shall be 80 percent, with a required minimum open space area of 20 percent. The maximum floor area ratio (FAR) shall be 0.65. The maximum height for all structures shall be 70 feet.
There shall be no minimum lot size. There shall be no minimum lot width and depth. The maximum lot coverage shall be 80 percent, with a required minimum open space area of 20 percent. The maximum floor area ratio (FAR) shall be 0.50. The maximum height for all structures shall be 45 feet, except as permitted pursuant to section 32-400.03 up to a maximum of 100 feet. Storage areas and loading docks or loading entrances shall be blocked from view from public streets. All buildings shall be set back at least 20 feet from any street right-of-way, or one foot for each three feet in building height, whichever is greater.
There shall be no minimum lot size. There shall be no minimum lot width and depth. The maximum lot coverage shall be 80 percent, with a required minimum open space area of 20 percent. The maximum floor area ratio (FAR) shall be 0.50. The maximum height for all structures shall be 45 feet, except as permitted pursuant to section 32-400.03 up to a maximum of 100 feet.
Uses permitted by right, secondary uses, special uses, development standards (no min lot size, max lot coverage 85%, min open space 15%, max FAR 0.75, max height 75 ft), and setbacks (20 ft from street ROW, 20 ft from commercial/office, 50 ft from ag/residential).
There shall be no minimum lot size. The maximum lot coverage shall be 85 percent, with a required minimum open space area of 15 percent. The maximum floor area ratio (FAR) shall be 0.75. The maximum height for all structures shall be 75 feet.
PBD created per Part 280. Permitted uses per Part 280 with prohibitions. Development standards: min district size 15 acres, no min lot size, no min lot width/depth, max lot coverage 80%, min open space 20%, perimeter buffer type C.
The PBD shall permit non-residential land bay designations identified in subsection 32-280.11.1(b) except that no more than 50 percent of the total land area in the proposed PBD may be designated for retail uses. The minimum district size shall be 15 contiguous acres. There shall be no minimum lot size. There shall be no minimum lot width or depth.
For non-residential lots of three acres or less, PBD buffer widths required under county code Sec. 32-404.04 may be varied.
PMD created per Part 280. Permitted uses per Part 280 with prohibitions. Development standards: min district size 25 acres, no min lot width/depth for non-residential, max lot coverage 80% in nonresidential, min open space 20%, residential max 35% of gross land area.
The minimum district size shall be 25 contiguous acres. In nonresidential areas, maximum lot coverage shall not exceed 80 percent, with a minimum of 20 percent maintained as open space.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.