Prince William County Unincorporated

Minor modifications to adopted conditions: increases in children, adults, students, employees, rooms by 5% or one; FAR change ≤0.1; height change ≤10 ft; stormwater changes; site layout changes.

Additional submission requirements for town center SUP: street grid plan, schematic land use plan with steep slopes (25% or more), phasing plan, community facilities analysis, urban design guidelines, streetscape plan, contingency plan.

After approval of a Special Use Permit by the Board of County Supervisors, the applicant shall have one year to submit site or subdivision plans for the approved use and shall occupy the site and commence the use within five years of approval of the site plan... If the use has not begun as provided above, the Special Use Permit shall be void... If an approved special use ceases operation for a period of one year, for any reason, the Special Use Permit shall become void.

Special Use Permit general provisions: one year to submit plans, five years to commence use, one year cessation voids permit, transferable with land, indeterminate duration.

Minor deviations from an approved Special Use Permit plan are allowed without filing of a new Special Use Permit application... (c) For the purpose of this section, minor modifications shall be determined to conform with the adopted Special Use Permit conditions 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, or a minimum of one, whichever is greater... (vii) Changes in a building's minimum floor area ratio (FAR) specified in an adopted Special Use Permit condition, so long as the building's gross floor area is increased or reduced by no more than 0.1 FAR... (viii) Changes in a building's minimum or maximum height specified in an adopted Special Use Permit condition, so long as the building's height is increased or reduced by no more than 10 feet...

Written notice shall be sent by first class mail by the Planning Director, or his designee, to the owner, agent, or occupant of each parcel within 500 feet in all directions of the property to be rezoned... When a proposed map amendment involves a change in the zoning map classification of 25 or fewer parcels of land, the advertisement shall include the street address or tax map parcel/grid parcel identification number (GPIN) of the parcels subject to the action... Notice of a map amendment or Special Use Permit shall be given by the posting of at least one sign on the property involved at least 15 days prior to the date of the public hearing. Additional signs shall be required for properties with more than one road frontage, or properties with more than 200 feet of frontage along one road. Such signs shall be supplied by the Planning Director, and shall be posted by the applicant... Such signs shall be posted between three and six feet in height... Signs shall be posted adjacent to the street right-of-way abutting the site, no more than ten feet from the edge of said right-of-way... If more than one sign is posted along the same road frontage, such signs shall be posted at least 200 feet apart... All signs shall be removed by the applicant within ten days of the final action of the planning commission and/or Board of County Supervisors.

Notice requirements: written notice to owners within 500 ft; posting signs 15 days prior; signs 3-6 ft high, 10 ft from ROW, 200 ft apart; height exceedance notice within 1,320 ft; military/airport within 3,000 ft; HOA within 2,000 ft; exemption for lots <11,500 sq ft.

When a change to the applicable zoning ordinance text regulations that decreases the allowed dwelling unit density of any parcels of land, then, in addition to the advertising requirements of section 32-700.60(1), the advertisement shall include the street address or tax map parcel number/grid parcel identification number (GPIN) of the parcels as well as the approximate acreage subject to the action. Written notice shall be given by the Planning Director, or his designee, at least five days before the hearing to the owner, owners, or their agent of each parcel of land involved, provided, however, that written notice of such changes to zoning ordinance text regulations shall not have to be mailed to the owner, owners, or their agent of lots shown on a subdivision plat approved and recorded pursuant to the provisions of Code of Virginia, §§ 15.2-2240 et seq., where such lots are less than 11,500 square feet.

Upon denial of any application by a property owner for an amendment or Special Use Permit, no further application concerning any or all of the same property that is substantially the same as the application denied shall be made within one year from the date of such denial. An application for an amendment or Special Use Permit may be withdrawn at any time; provided, that if the request for withdrawal is made after publication of the notice of any public hearing, no application for substantially the same amendment or Special Use Permit on all or any part of the same property may be filed within six months of the withdrawal date.

Refiling after denial: one year; withdrawal: six months; dismissal: one year; appeals: 30 days.

If an applicant refuses or neglects to pursue his application for an amendment or a Special Use Permit, the Board of County Supervisors may by resolution declare the application dismissed. Notice of intent to dismiss an application shall be sent certified mail, return receipt requested, to the applicant at the address listed on his application at least 15 days prior to the date the Board of County Supervisors has scheduled action on the proposed dismissal.

Every action contesting a decision of the Board of County Supervisors adopting or failing to adopt a proposed zoning ordinance or amendment thereto affecting the map or text of this chapter or granting or failing to grant a special exception shall be filed within 30 days of such decision with the Circuit Court having jurisdiction of the land affected by the decision.

A site plan is required for all construction, reconstruction, alteration, and changes of use within the multifamily, commercial, office, and industrial districts. Site plans shall also be required for nonresidential uses within the agricultural and residential districts.

Preliminary and final subdivision and site plans for a planned development district shall be submitted to the Planning Office and shall substantially conform to the master zoning plan, any proffers associated with the rezoning, any applicable Special Use Permit conditions, the applicable requirements of the Design and Construction Standards Manual, and the following provisions with respect to external and internal site planning:

The site plans shall be prepared by a professional engineer, architect or land surveyor.

The following minimum requirements shall be assured by the applicant, and shall be constructed before any building permits are issued unless the applicant enters into an agreement to so construct and posts a security therefor in accordance with the bonding policy in the Design and Construction Standards Manual: (a) Screening, fences or walls and curb and gutter as are required by the provisions of this chapter and other ordinances of the County or by regulations of the Virginia Department of Transportation. (b) Easements or rights-of-way for all facilities to be publicly maintained; provided, however, that each easement shall be clearly defined for the purpose intended. (c) Dedication or reservation of land for streets and service roads.

As built plans shall be submitted where required by the provisions of the Design and Construction Standards Manual.

If the application is incomplete, the Planning Director or his designee shall notify the applicant in writing within 30 days of receipt of the application, specifying the deficiencies.

a minimum 15-foot wide landscaped area shall be established and maintained around the perimeter of the community facility

A 50-foot wide buffer, in accordance with section 800 of the Design and Construction Standards Manual, shall be required between a golf course and any adjoining property if the property is zoned, used as, or planned for residential or agricultural uses.