Loudoun has a Tree Conservation Ordinance protecting specimen trees in developments. Rural AR zones have broader tree protections tied to stormwater and Chesapeake Bay compliance.
Loudoun County's Tree Conservation regulations under the Zoning Ordinance require protection of specimen and heritage trees during subdivision and commercial development. Residential property owners generally may trim and remove trees on their own property without permit, except within designated Resource Protection Areas (RPAs) under the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance (VA Code §62.1-44.15:67) — Loudoun is a Tidewater-designated locality for CBPA. Work within VDOT rights-of-way requires VDOT permission. Trees overhanging property lines may be trimmed to the property line (Virginia common law). Dead, diseased, or hazardous trees may be removed without restriction. HOAs in planned communities frequently require architectural approval for tree removal.
Unpermitted removal in RPA: $1,000-$10,000 plus required replacement planting. Development tree conservation violation: site plan hold. Trespass to cut neighbor's tree: treble damages under Virginia common law.
Loudoun County, VA
Loudoun County has no leaf-blower-specific restrictions; use falls under general noise ordinance timing limits. Many Ashburn, Brambleton, and Leesburg HOAs s...
Loudoun County, VA
Loudoun driveways must meet VDOT entrance standards on state roads and county subdivision standards elsewhere. No parking on front lawns; driveway expansion ...
Loudoun County, VA
Loudoun Zoning Ordinance prohibits commercial vehicles over 12,000 lbs GVWR in residential zones. One work van typically allowed. Dulles-area trucking and da...
Loudoun County, VA
Loudoun permits wood, vinyl, aluminum, and 3-board wood fencing in horse country. Barbed wire restricted to agricultural zones. Historic districts require tr...
Loudoun County, VA
Virginia has no shared fence cost statute — each Loudoun property owner maintains their own fence. VA §55.1-2821 partition fence law applies to agricultural ...
Loudoun County, VA
Loudoun County does not ban specific breeds. Virginia does not preempt local BSL but Loudoun uses a behavior-based dangerous dog framework under VA §3.2-6540.
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