Property Maintenance in Frederick County, VA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Frederick County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Frederick County enforces the Virginia Maintenance Code against unsafe, substandard structures in the unincorporated county through the Chief Building Official, designated the Building Maintenance Official, who investigates written complaints and can order abatement of dangerous or blighted buildings.
Frederick County Unsafe Building Nuisance Abatement
Some RestrictionsFrederick County Code §§ 54-1, 54-2
§ 54-1. Standards adopted; enforcement. ... The Frederick County Department of Building Inspections is hereby designated to act as the local enforcing agency and is authorized to enforce the Virginia Maintenance Code provisions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code for commercial and industrial buildings and those portions of such provisions as relate to unsafe structure and/or occupa...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
In Frederick County outside Winchester, Stephens City and Middletown, Section 122-6 separately bars owners of any lot in a platted subdivision from letting weeds and undergrowth grow so as to endanger public health and welfare, with no 100-foot or zoning-district limit. The County Health Officer administers this section and can swear out criminal warrants.
Vacant Lot Weeds Rule in Frederick County
Some RestrictionsFrederick County Code § 122-6
§ 122-6. Dangerous weeds and undergrowth; administration. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any lot in any platted subdivision to allow weeds and undergrowth on such lot so as to endanger the public health and welfare of the community. The Health Officer or Officers of the County shall be responsible for the administration of this section, including the swearing out of criminal warrants for...
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