Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Stafford County, VA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Stafford County, Virginia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Stafford County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Density Bonus Law
Stafford County's Transfer of Development Rights program under section 28-354 lets an owner in a designated sending area sell residential density to a receiving property, which can then build above its base zoning density up to the cap in Table 3.1.
Stafford County Transfer of Development Rights
Significant RestrictionsStafford County Code §§ 28-354, 28-355
Pursuant to Code of Virginia, §§ 15.2-2316.1 and 15.2-2316.2, a transfer of development rights (TDR) program is established. The purpose of the TDR program is to provide a mechanism by which a property owner can transfer residential density from sending areas to receiving areas and/or to a transferee without relation to any particular property through a voluntary process intended to permanently...
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