Fauquier County, VA Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)

Sec. 14-3 sets out a non-exclusive list of acts and conditions the board of supervisors has declared nuisances within the county. Item (2) reaches buildings, bridges or other structures kept in a condition unsafe, dangerous, unhealthy, injurious or annoying to the public, covering the deteriorated-structure complaints code enforcement most often receives. Item (4) covers ponds or pools of stagnant water and foul or dirty water discharged through a drain, pipe or spout onto a street, public place or lot, addressing standing-water and drainage complaints. Item (7) covers stables, cattle yards, and hog, sheep, cow or poultry pens kept in an offensive, annoying or injurious condition, a provision that reaches livestock-keeping properties even outside the county's separate animal chapter.

Item (8) covers structures and places where explosive or combustible substances, liquids or gases are stored or used in a manner hazardous to safety, health or property, capturing improper fuel or chemical storage complaints. Because Sec. 14-3 is expressly non-exclusive, the health officer can also act on any other condition that meets the general definition of a nuisance under Sec. 14-2, including conditions declared nuisances by state statute or common law. Sec. 14-5 places the duty of avoiding these conditions on every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, or agent in charge of real property in the county.