5 rules for unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Prince William County does not run curbside collection; residents contract private haulers. Trash and recycling containers must be stored so they do not create a nuisance, and accumulation of refuse or debris on a lot is a property-maintenance violation enforced by Neighborhood Services.
Prince William County's Neighborhood Services runs a Spot Blight Program targeting extremely deteriorated structures. Blighted property is one that endangers public health, safety, or welfare through dilapidation, deterioration, or violation of minimum health and safety standards, and may be abated at the owner's expense.
PWC Neighborhood Services, Spot Blight Program
a structure that endangers the public's health safety or welfare due to dilapidation, deterioration or is in violation of minimum health and safety standards.
Vacant and occupied lots must be kept free of overgrowth and refuse. Under Virginia Code 15.2-901, Prince William County may require owners to cut grass and weeds and remove trash, garbage, refuse, and litter, and may have the work done at the owner's expense if the owner fails to act.
PWC Property Code Enforcement (Tall Grass & Weeds); Va. Code 15.2-901
Owners of residential property of less than two acres must keep grass and weeds cut to a maximum height of 12 inches.
Yard sales on residentially zoned or A-1 property in Prince William County are exempt from the peddler's permit requirement, so no special sale permit is needed. Signs are the main restriction: no advertising signs may be placed in the VDOT right-of-way, with fines up to $100 per sign.
PWC Property Code Enforcement (Illegal Signs)
NO advertising signs of any kind are permitted in the VDOT right of way. Fines of up to $100 may be imposed for each sign found to be in violation.
Owners of residential property of less than two acres in Prince William County must keep grass and weeds cut to a maximum height of 12 inches. Failure to cut within 48 hours of a violation notice leads to County-contractor mowing at the owner's expense, repeating throughout the growing season.
PWC Property Code Enforcement (Tall Grass & Weeds); Va. Code 15.2-901
Owners of residential property of less than two acres must keep grass and weeds cut to a maximum height of 12 inches.
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