Property Maintenance in Spotsylvania County, VA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
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Property Blight
Spotsylvania County can order owners to remove, repair, or secure any building or wall that endangers public health or safety, and if the owner ignores 30 days' certified-mail and newspaper notice, the county can do the work itself and place a lien on the property.
Spotsylvania County Dangerous Structure Rule
Significant RestrictionsSpotsylvania County Code § 5-4
Owners of property within the county shall, whenever prescribed by resolution of the board of supervisors, remove, repair or secure any building, wall or other structure which might endanger the public health or safety of other residents of the county. ... The board of supervisors, through its own agents or employees may remove, repair or secure any building, wall or any other structure which m...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Spotsylvania County limits weeds to fifteen inches on vacant developed or undeveloped property inside a subdivision or commercially zoned area under Sec. 14-9(c). The rule exempts remote undeveloped land more than 125 feet from any occupied building and 100 feet from a traveled street.
Spotsylvania County Vacant Lot Weed Limit
Some RestrictionsSpotsylvania County Code § 14-9(c)
The owner of any vacant developed property or undeveloped property in a subdivision or any area zoned for commercial use, including such property upon which buildings or other improvements are located, shall not permit weeds in excess of fifteen (15) inches in height to remain on such property. Provided, however, this subsection shall not apply to that portion of undeveloped property located mo...
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