Right to Farm in Fairfax County, VA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Fairfax County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Fairfax County lets owners of farm and forest land petition the Board of Supervisors to create a Local Agricultural and Forestal District under Chapter 115. Once a district ordinance is adopted, Section 115-4-8 bars every parcel in it from shifting to a more intensive use for eight years.
Fairfax County Agricultural District Protection
Some RestrictionsFairfax County, VA, Code of Ordinances Section 115-4-8(a)
(a)That no parcel included within the district shall be developed to a more intensive use than its existing use at the time of adoption of the ordinance establishing such district for eight (8) years from the date of adoption of such ordinance. This provision shall not be construed to restrict expansion of or improvements to the agricultural or forestal use of the land...
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