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Right to Farm in Loudoun County, VA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Loudoun County, Virginia.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Loudoun County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Farm Nuisance Protection

Loudoun County requires record plats and deeds for Rural Hamlet subdivisions in the A-3 and A-10 districts to carry a written statement that agricultural operations enjoy protection under Virginia's Right to Farm Act. The county's Transitional Residential districts carry the same mandatory notation requirement.

Loudoun County Right-to-Farm Plat Notice Rule

Some Restrictions

Loudoun County, VA, Zoning Ordinance § 7.10.I

Plat and Deed Notations. Record plats and deeds for rural hamlet subdivisions must include a statement that agricultural operations enjoy the protection of the Right to Farm Act, Code of Virginia § 3.2-300, et seq.

Agricultural Zoning Protection

Land in Loudoun County's Agricultural Rural-1 (AR-1) Zoning District is designated an agricultural district, and every subdivision plat and deed created there must carry a written statement that farming operations are protected under Virginia's Right to Farm Act.

Loudoun County AR-1 Right-to-Farm Protections

Light Restrictions

Loudoun County, VA, Zoning Ordinance § 2.04.01

A. Applicability and Location. The AR-1 Zoning District must be located within the boundaries of the Rural North Place Type as shown on the Rural Policy Area Place Types Map in the General Plan. The AR-1 Zoning District is considered an agricultural district. ... G. Recognizing Protection by Right to Farm Act. Subdivision plats and deeds pursuant to this section must include a statement that ag...

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