Prince William County Unincorporated

The purpose of the Agritourism And Arts Overlay District (AAOD) is to facilitate investment involving improvements to land and structures within the AAOD while encouraging agricultural and small business, artistic (including music and performing arts) uses.

The AAOD applies only to A-1, Agricultural, zoned properties containing minimum lot area of two acres in the Rural Area, as well as, A-1 zoned properties of a minimum of 20 acres in the Development Area

The AAOD applies only to A-1, Agricultural, zoned properties containing minimum lot area of two acres in the Rural Area, as well as, A-1 zoned properties of a minimum of 20 acres in the Development Area...

The following agritourism uses shall be permitted, provided that they comply with the provisions of this Part 510: ...

An E-Commerce Overlay District may be established by the Board of County Supervisors, on appropriate land(s), including but not limited to, land(s) in proximity to roads classified as a major collector street or higher functional class.

A 50-foot-wide buffer area shall be provided adjacent to each public street frontage. The buffer area shall allow for the location of vehicular access points in accordance with Section 600 of the Design and Construction Standards Manual.

The following uses shall be permitted by right in the E-Commerce Overlay District...

If any nonconforming use is discontinued for a period of two years, it shall lose its nonconforming status, and any further use shall conform to the provisions of this chapter.

For nonconforming nonresidential structures ... expansion of the structure, may be approved provided only yard, setback, buffer and height standards applicable to the expansion are met, and further provided that such expansion does not exceed 25 percent of the gross floor area of the existing structures.

A nonconforming residential or commercial building that is damaged by any casualty may be restored to its condition prior to the casualty, provide such restoration is begun within one year of the date of the casualty and completed within two years of the date of the casualty.

Nonconforming signs shall not be expanded. Nonconforming signs may be changed to reduce any nonconformity as to the number of signs permitted on a lot, sign height, sign size and sign type.

all nonconforming automobile graveyards shall maintain a 20-foot setback for all structures and uses ... and shall screen such setback area ...

No structural alteration, addition or repair, singly or cumulatively, to any nonconforming structure shall exceed 50 percent of its appraised value ... If such use is discontinued for 12 consecutive months, any subsequent use of the subject property shall conform to Part 501

A structure, or the use of a structure or premises, which was lawful before September 23, 1975, or the date of adoption of an applicable amendment to Part 501, but which is not in conformity with the provisions of Part 501, may be continued subject to the following conditions

all nonconforming automobile graveyards shall maintain a 20-foot setback for all structures and uses ... from all property lines, and shall screen such setback area

In the event of conflict between provisions of Part 601 and Part 506 of this chapter, the provisions of Part 506 control.

Prior to approval of any change in a nonconforming use, lot or structure permitted by sections 32-601.30 et seq., of this chapter, the lawful status of the use, lot or structure shall be verified by the Zoning Administrator.

Any person claiming the right to develop property under regulations repealed or superseded by amendment to this chapter or otherwise claiming development rights under Code of Virginia, §§ 15.2-2297.B. and D. or 15.2-2307, shall seek a determination from the Zoning Administrator pursuant to this section

Except for the filing fee, and unless otherwise determined at a preapplication conference, 25 collated sets of the following information, shall be submitted... Topography shall be shown by contour lines. The contour interval shall not be more than five feet. The contours shall be shaded in a graphic technique showing slope conditions of 15 to 25 percent and another distinguishing graphic technique showing greater than 25 percent slope... All written statements and all plans, profiles, elevations and other illustrative or demonstrative materials shall be presented on a sheet or sheets having a size of no larger than 24 by 36 inches... The master zoning plan (MZP) shall be prepared using a convenient scale so that the entire parcel can be shown on a single sheet of paper no larger than 30 inches by 42 inches.

Any applicant for a zoning map amendment (rezoning) may, as a part of his application, proffer reasonable conditions... (c) For the purpose of this section, minor modifications shall be determined to conform with the adopted proffers when the modification meets one or more of the following criteria: (i) An increase in the maximum number of children approved for a child-care facility, so long as the approved number does not exceed 5% of the maximum number of children listed in the adopted proffered conditions; or additional children, whichever is greater... (v) An increase in the permitted number of employees, so long as the approved number does not exceed 5% of the maximum employees listed in the adopted proffered conditions; or one additional employee, whichever is greater...