Fauquier County, VA Ordinances (2026)

In unincorporated Fauquier County it is unlawful to leave any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer unattended on public property for more than ten days, illegally parked, or…

Fauquier County bars parking any vehicle over 12,000 pounds or 30 feet long for more than two hours on streets next to commercial areas, and separately bans parking on or adjacent to…

Fauquier County Code Sec. 13-34(a) bans parking on sidewalks, in intersections, in front of driveways, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, on crosswalks, and in 14 other listed spots on…

Fauquier County licenses which towing companies the Sheriff's Office can call for law-enforcement-requested tows under Code §§ 13-62 through 13-78, capping each tow zone's authorized…

Anyone buying coins, precious metals or gems in unincorporated Fauquier County must get a Commissioner of the Revenue license, keep a detailed 24-month purchase log, verify photo ID on…

In unincorporated Fauquier County, a store must hold a valid Virginia sales and use tax certificate and retail business license before it may sell cigarettes, and every retail dealer…

Unincorporated Fauquier County caps residential sound at 65 A-weighted decibels in daytime hours and 55 dBA at night, measured at the noise emitter's property line, under County Code §…

Unincorporated Fauquier County's noise ordinance splits each day into daytime and nighttime windows: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, extending later on Friday and Saturday nights…

Fauquier County's noise chapter makes it a violation to own or harbor an animal that is plainly audible for more than five consecutive minutes, or exceeds 65 dBA repeatedly, under Code…

Fauquier County bans playing a radio, stereo, CD player or other amplified sound equipment from a vehicle on any public or private property, including streets and alleys, when it is…

Construction equipment in unincorporated Fauquier County is barred outside 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on weekdays, 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Fridays, and 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on…

Fauquier County bans unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary noise from any motor vehicle or motorcycle on county highways under Code Sec. 13-10, naming unnecessary revving, tire…

Anyone going door to door in unincorporated Fauquier County to sell goods or services, or to seek charitable donations, is a 'solicitor' under Sec. 18-1 and must register with the…

Fauquier County backs up its solicitor permit system with entry limits: Sec. 18-5 bars anyone from soliciting under false pretenses, from remaining after being told to leave, or from…

In unincorporated Fauquier County, only collectors permitted by the Department of Environmental Services may pick up residential solid waste, and they may collect ordinary household…

In unincorporated Fauquier County, the director of environmental services runs the county's recycling program and has sole authority to charge collectors the current market price for…

Unincorporated Fauquier County has no curbside yard waste pickup; instead, residents may dispose of leaves, tree trimmings, and garden debris by burning them on-site under strict…

Unincorporated Fauquier County bans open dumps outright under Code § 10-14, and using a county solid waste permit to dispose of trash that originated outside the county is a separate…

Unincorporated Fauquier County has no residential recycling mandate; instead the director of environmental services administers a voluntary drop-off recycling program at county…

Anyone who offers or uses a property in unincorporated Fauquier County as a short-term rental, a stay of fewer than thirty consecutive days, must annually register that property in the…

Operators of short-term rentals in unincorporated Fauquier County pay a $50 annual registration fee to the Commissioner of Revenue for each property, on top of any applicable occupancy…

In unincorporated Fauquier County, an operator with two or more registration violations on one short-term rental property can be barred from registering that property for a year, and…

Fauquier County's noise ordinance specifically exempts alarms and other noise from a motor vehicle locking or unlocking, along with electric garage door openers, from the chapter's…

In unincorporated Fauquier County, refuse collection and sanitation service vehicles are exempt from the county noise ordinance's daytime start times and may begin operating as early…

Fauquier County exempts backup generators from its noise ordinance entirely when they run during power outages caused by storms or other emergencies, so residents and businesses…

Heat pumps and air conditioners in unincorporated Fauquier County are exempt from the county noise ordinance's decibel limits and time restrictions as long as the unit is operated…

In unincorporated Fauquier County, the Building Official administers and enforces the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and issues every permit the code requires. Ordinary…

Unincorporated Fauquier County enforces the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, adopted by reference under County Code § 5-1, and requires a permit from the county building…

In unincorporated Fauquier County, the Board of Supervisors can order an owner to remove, repair or secure any building, wall or structure that endangers public health or safety. If…

In unincorporated Fauquier County, skateboards are grouped with bicycles and roller skates as 'self-propelled vehicles' under the parks ordinance. Riders may use them only in areas the…

In Fauquier County's parks and recreation areas, it is unlawful to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage, or to be under the influence of alcohol, under § 16-6(16) of the county…

Fauquier County bans smoking in any part of a county park posted as a No Smoking area by the director of parks and recreation, and separately bars discarding lit matches, cigars…

Fauquier County's health officer investigates nuisance conditions on complaint from any responsible person, and after finding a nuisance must give the property owner written notice to…

Fauquier County's nuisance chapter lists unsafe or dangerous buildings and structures, stagnant or foul water discharged onto public property, offensive animal pens and yards, and…

Fauquier County's Article III bamboo ordinance makes a landowner responsible for keeping running bamboo, the spreading, monopodial type such as Phyllostachys, from crossing onto a…

Fauquier County's parks chapter defines Class 1, 2 and 3 electric power-assisted bicycles by top assisted speed, then bars Class 3 e-bikes from county parks entirely under § 16-8…

The Fauquier County Sheriff's Office runs photo speed monitoring devices in school crossing zones under County Code Sec. 13-24.3, with a companion program for highway work zones and…

Fauquier County's Drought Ordinance lets the County Administrator set 'designated outdoor water use days' for WSA customers and then restrict irrigation as conditions worsen: voluntary…

In unincorporated Fauquier County, owners of occupied or vacant property in platted subdivisions or land zoned residential, business, commercial or industrial may not let grass, weeds…

County parks in unincorporated Fauquier County operate only during hours the director of parks and recreation sets and posts at each entrance. Being present in a county park outside…

Anyone wanting to hold an event, assembly, festival, entertainment or rally expecting more than 75 people in a Fauquier County park must first get a permit from the director of parks…

No parade may march or proceed along any highway in unincorporated Fauquier County without a permit from the Board of Supervisors or its authorized agent under County Code Sec. 13-5…

In unincorporated Fauquier County, anyone staging a musical or entertainment festival in open spaces must get a special entertainment permit from the Board of Supervisors before…

The only fireworks rule in Fauquier County's code bars using, discharging or possessing fireworks, firecrackers, explosives or rockets anywhere in a county park, except during a…

In unincorporated Fauquier County, the system chief can declare an open burning emergency and ban all outdoor burning when dry conditions create a serious fire hazard, and County Code…

Fauquier County does not cap the number of pets in a household, but keeping five or more dogs, cats or hybrids for breeding, boarding, training or similar purposes meets the legal…

Fauquier County requires every cat over four months old to carry a current rabies vaccination under County Code § 4-12(a), and separately bans letting a diseased cat or a female cat in…

Unincorporated Fauquier County bars fowl, poultry and livestock from running at large and requires every stable, pen or coop to be kept safe and sanitary. County Code §§ 4-3 and 4-4…

Unincorporated Fauquier County bans dogs from running at large at any time under County Code § 4-22, defining at large as roaming off the owner's property and out of the owner's…

Fauquier County allows residents to keep listed wild or exotic animals such as monkeys, wolves, big cats, poisonous snakes and alligators only if the animal is registered with the…

Fauquier County lets pet shops and animal dealers sell dogs and cats, but only with an annual permit from the county animal warden under County Code § 4-36, which requires a zoning…

Obstructing a street or sidewalk in unincorporated Fauquier County, or dumping stones, rubbish, dirt, filth or vegetable matter on one, is declared a nuisance under the county's…

Sidewalks, gutters or curbstones left unsafe or out of repair are declared a nuisance under Fauquier County's nuisance chapter, and every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or agent in…

Fauquier County sorts every business into one of twenty license-tax classes under County Code Sec. 12-13, each carrying its own rate per $100 of gross receipts. Businesses under…

Unincorporated Fauquier County runs its own Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program (VESMP) under Code § 11-3, adopted under state authority in Va. Code § 62.1-44.15:27. The…

Before breaking ground on a regulated project in unincorporated Fauquier County, developers must submit an erosion and sediment control plan or an agreement in lieu of a plan to the…

Unincorporated Fauquier County levies a 2 percent transient occupancy tax on every hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, campground, and short-term rental room charge under County Code §…