Fairfax County, VA, excluding the incorporated towns, which run their own zoning.
| District | Properties loaded | Code | What says so |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-1 Varies Depends: by right if the use meets the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C, otherwise special exception; by right, only if the use is a type or location that Sec. 4102.2.C(5) allows here and the use stays within the limits in Sec. 4102.2.C; special exception, only if the use is a type or location that Sec. 4102.2.C(5) allows here; this table cell allows the use in more than one way (by right or special exception), and the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C set which way applies the use table's own cell Sec. 4102.2.C, Sec. 4102.2.C(5), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(a), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(b), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(e), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)1, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)2, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)3, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)4, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)5, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)6: Standards applicable to farm wineries, limited breweries, and limited distilleries in the R-A, R-E, and R-1 Districts: (5) A farm winery, limited brewery, or limited distillery must be located on one of the following: … A farm winery, limited brewery, or limited distillery must be located on one of the following: (a) A minimum of 20 acres of contiguous land used for an agricultural operation that is under common ownership; or (b) A lot with a minimum of five acres used for an agricultural operation and for which a Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board license was pending for the operation of a farm winery, limited brewery or limited distillery before December 7, 2016, where such license is ultimately approved. … At any one time, up to 200 attendees are allowed, or, if the primary access is from a principal arterial, up to 300 attendees are allowed, with no limit on the number or duration of events. … The number of attendees may exceed the limit established in subsection (a) above during a maximum of 12 events or activities per calendar year. Each event must not exceed two days in duration. … The Board may approve a special exception for the hosting of public or private events or activities that exceed the maximum number of attendees, or the number or duration of events or activities stated in subsections 4102.2.C(6)(a) and 4102.2.C(6)(b). The Board may … impose conditions on the hosting of such events and activities, including conditions addressing the following: … Sales and tastings as part of the regular course of business, or accessory musical accompaniment or entertainment, are not considered to be a public or private event or activity. … The number of attendees; … The type, number, location, and duration of allowable activities; … The adequacy of water and sanitation services to accommodate the anticipated number of attendees; … The days and hours of such activities; … The use of lighting or amplified sound systems; and … The amount of parking available to accommodate the activity. | 26,110 no ZIP in the county's record (1,933), 20120 (98), 20121 (30), 20124 (80), 20151 (54), 20170 (711), 20171 (1,356), 20190 (27), 20191 (74), 20194 (237), 22003 (800), 22015 (434), 22027 (57), 22030 (566), 22031 (1,068), 22032 (475), 22033 (532), 22039 (1,063), 22042 (316), 22043 (110), 22044 (35), 22066 (2,705), 22079 (1,110), 22101 (1,579), 22102 (1,905), 22124 (3,260), 22150 (429), 22151 (1), 22152 (104), 22153 (197), 22180 (203), 22181 (892), 22182 (2,744), 22303 (1), 22306 (5), 22309 (6), 22310 (236), 22312 (55), 22315 (622) | P/SE | Sec. 4101 Read from the use table: Table 4101.1, row "Farm Winery, Limited Brewery, or Limited Distillery", column "R-1", reads "P/SE". Sec. 4101.1 says: I. If a cell in Table 4101.1 or Table 4101.2 contains more than one approval type, there is more than one possible way to establish the use, as referenced in the related use standards for the specific use. For example, when a cell contains a “P” as well as an “SE” or “SP,” if the use does not meet the standards when permitted by right, it may be established with BZA or Board approval in accordance with the applicable special exception or special permit standards and procedures. |
| R-1 (same district) when the use meets the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C | 26,110 no ZIP in the county's record (1,933), 20120 (98), 20121 (30), 20124 (80), 20151 (54), 20170 (711), 20171 (1,356), 20190 (27), 20191 (74), 20194 (237), 22003 (800), 22015 (434), 22027 (57), 22030 (566), 22031 (1,068), 22032 (475), 22033 (532), 22039 (1,063), 22042 (316), 22043 (110), 22044 (35), 22066 (2,705), 22079 (1,110), 22101 (1,579), 22102 (1,905), 22124 (3,260), 22150 (429), 22151 (1), 22152 (104), 22153 (197), 22180 (203), 22181 (892), 22182 (2,744), 22303 (1), 22306 (5), 22309 (6), 22310 (236), 22312 (55), 22315 (622) | P | Sec. 4102.2.C Standards applicable to farm wineries, limited breweries, and limited distilleries in the R-A, R-E, and R-1 Districts: (5) A farm winery, limited brewery, or limited distillery must be located on one of the following: |
| R-1 (same district) when the use does not meet the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C | 26,110 no ZIP in the county's record (1,933), 20120 (98), 20121 (30), 20124 (80), 20151 (54), 20170 (711), 20171 (1,356), 20190 (27), 20191 (74), 20194 (237), 22003 (800), 22015 (434), 22027 (57), 22030 (566), 22031 (1,068), 22032 (475), 22033 (532), 22039 (1,063), 22042 (316), 22043 (110), 22044 (35), 22066 (2,705), 22079 (1,110), 22101 (1,579), 22102 (1,905), 22124 (3,260), 22150 (429), 22151 (1), 22152 (104), 22153 (197), 22180 (203), 22181 (892), 22182 (2,744), 22303 (1), 22306 (5), 22309 (6), 22310 (236), 22312 (55), 22315 (622) | SE | Sec. 4101 If a cell in Table 4101.1 or Table 4101.2 contains more than one approval type, there is more than one possible way to establish the use, as referenced in the related use standards for the specific use. |
| R-A Varies Depends: by right if the use meets the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C, otherwise special exception; by right, only if the use is a type or location that Sec. 4102.2.C(5) allows here and the use stays within the limits in Sec. 4102.2.C; special exception, only if the use is a type or location that Sec. 4102.2.C(5) allows here; this table cell allows the use in more than one way (by right or special exception), and the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C set which way applies the use table's own cell Sec. 4102.2.C, Sec. 4102.2.C(5), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(a), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(b), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(e), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)1, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)2, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)3, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)4, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)5, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)6: Standards applicable to farm wineries, limited breweries, and limited distilleries in the R-A, R-E, and R-1 Districts: (5) A farm winery, limited brewery, or limited distillery must be located on one of the following: … A farm winery, limited brewery, or limited distillery must be located on one of the following: (a) A minimum of 20 acres of contiguous land used for an agricultural operation that is under common ownership; or (b) A lot with a minimum of five acres used for an agricultural operation and for which a Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board license was pending for the operation of a farm winery, limited brewery or limited distillery before December 7, 2016, where such license is ultimately approved. … At any one time, up to 200 attendees are allowed, or, if the primary access is from a principal arterial, up to 300 attendees are allowed, with no limit on the number or duration of events. … The number of attendees may exceed the limit established in subsection (a) above during a maximum of 12 events or activities per calendar year. Each event must not exceed two days in duration. … The Board may approve a special exception for the hosting of public or private events or activities that exceed the maximum number of attendees, or the number or duration of events or activities stated in subsections 4102.2.C(6)(a) and 4102.2.C(6)(b). The Board may … impose conditions on the hosting of such events and activities, including conditions addressing the following: … Sales and tastings as part of the regular course of business, or accessory musical accompaniment or entertainment, are not considered to be a public or private event or activity. … The number of attendees; … The type, number, location, and duration of allowable activities; … The adequacy of water and sanitation services to accommodate the anticipated number of attendees; … The days and hours of such activities; … The use of lighting or amplified sound systems; and … The amount of parking available to accommodate the activity. | 13 22066 (7), 22079 (1), 22124 (3), 22182 (2) | P/SE | Sec. 4101 Read from the use table: Table 4101.1, row "Farm Winery, Limited Brewery, or Limited Distillery", column "R-A", reads "P/SE". Sec. 4101.1 says: I. If a cell in Table 4101.1 or Table 4101.2 contains more than one approval type, there is more than one possible way to establish the use, as referenced in the related use standards for the specific use. For example, when a cell contains a “P” as well as an “SE” or “SP,” if the use does not meet the standards when permitted by right, it may be established with BZA or Board approval in accordance with the applicable special exception or special permit standards and procedures. |
| R-A (same district) when the use meets the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C | 13 22066 (7), 22079 (1), 22124 (3), 22182 (2) | P | Sec. 4102.2.C Standards applicable to farm wineries, limited breweries, and limited distilleries in the R-A, R-E, and R-1 Districts: (5) A farm winery, limited brewery, or limited distillery must be located on one of the following: |
| R-A (same district) when the use does not meet the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C | 13 22066 (7), 22079 (1), 22124 (3), 22182 (2) | SE | Sec. 4101 If a cell in Table 4101.1 or Table 4101.2 contains more than one approval type, there is more than one possible way to establish the use, as referenced in the related use standards for the specific use. |
| R-C Varies Depends: by right, only if the use is a type or location that Sec. 4102.2.C allows here and the use stays within the limits in Sec. 4102.2.C; special exception, only if the use is a type or location that Sec. 4102.2.C allows here; this table cell allows the use in more than one way (by right or special exception), and the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C set which way applies when the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C allow it this way Sec. 4102.2.C(1), Sec. 4102.2.C(2), Sec. 4102.2.C(4)(a), Sec. 4102.2.C(4)(b), Sec. 4102.2.C(4)(d), Sec. 4102.2.C(4)(e), Sec. 4102.2.C(4)(d)1, Sec. 4102.2.C(4)(d)2, Sec. 4102.2.C(4)(d)3, Sec. 4102.2.C(4)(d)4, Sec. 4102.2.C(4)(d)5, Sec. 4102.2.C(4)(d)6: A farm winery, limited brewery, or limited distillery must be located on one of the following: (a) A minimum of 20 acres of contiguous land under common ownership used for an agricultural operation; or (b) A lot with a minimum of five acres used for an agricultural operation and for which a Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board license was pending for the operation of a farm winery, limited brewery, or limited distillery before December 7, 2016, where such license is ultimately approved. … A farm winery, limited brewery, or limited distillery is only allowed subject to the following: (a) A valid license for the use was issued from the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board before July 1, 2016. All structures, buildings, and uses were existing on July 1, 2016, and the use does not cease for a continuous period of two years or more. Any new or expanded structures, buildings, or uses require special exception approval in accordance with subsection (3) below; or (b) A license application for the use was filed with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board before July 1, 2016, and such license is subsequently approved. The use may not commence until a special exception is approved. … At any one time, up to 200 attendees are allowed, or, if the primary access is from a principal arterial, up to 300 attendees are allowed, with no limit on the number or duration of events. … The number of attendees may exceed the limit established in subsection (a) above during a maximum of 12 events or activities per calendar year. Each event must not exceed two days in duration. … The Board may approve a special exception for the hosting of public or private events or activities that exceed the maximum number of attendees, or the number or duration of events or activities stated in subsections 4102.2.C(4)(a) and 4102.2.C(4)(b) above. The Board may impose conditions on the hosting of such events and activities, including conditions addressing the following: … Sales and tastings as part of the regular course of business, which may include accessory musical accompaniment or entertainment, are not considered to be a public or private event or activity. … The number of attendees; … The type, number, location, and duration of allowable activities; … The adequacy of water and sanitation services to accommodate the anticipated number of attendees; … The days and hours of such activities; … The use of lighting or amplified sound systems; and … The amount of parking available to accommodate the activity. | 9,951 no ZIP in the county's record (645), 20120 (1,984), 20121 (425), 20124 (1,843), 20151 (577), 20152 (1), 22030 (1,696), 22039 (2,775), 22060 (2), 22079 (3) | P | Sec. 4101 Read from the use table: Table 4101.1, row "Farm Winery, Limited Brewery, or Limited Distillery", column "R-C", reads "P/SE". Sec. 4101.1 says: I. If a cell in Table 4101.1 or Table 4101.2 contains more than one approval type, there is more than one possible way to establish the use, as referenced in the related use standards for the specific use. For example, when a cell contains a “P” as well as an “SE” or “SP,” if the use does not meet the standards when permitted by right, it may be established with BZA or Board approval in accordance with the applicable special exception or special permit standards and procedures. |
| R-C (same district) when the use is a type or location that Sec. 4102.2.C allows here | 9,951 no ZIP in the county's record (645), 20120 (1,984), 20121 (425), 20124 (1,843), 20151 (577), 20152 (1), 22030 (1,696), 22039 (2,775), 22060 (2), 22079 (3) | P/SE | Sec. 4101 Read from the use table: Table 4101.1, row "Farm Winery, Limited Brewery, or Limited Distillery", column "R-C", reads "P/SE". Sec. 4101.1 says: I. If a cell in Table 4101.1 or Table 4101.2 contains more than one approval type, there is more than one possible way to establish the use, as referenced in the related use standards for the specific use. For example, when a cell contains a “P” as well as an “SE” or “SP,” if the use does not meet the standards when permitted by right, it may be established with BZA or Board approval in accordance with the applicable special exception or special permit standards and procedures. |
| R-E Varies Depends: by right if the use meets the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C, otherwise special exception; by right, only if the use is a type or location that Sec. 4102.2.C(5) allows here and the use stays within the limits in Sec. 4102.2.C; special exception, only if the use is a type or location that Sec. 4102.2.C(5) allows here; this table cell allows the use in more than one way (by right or special exception), and the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C set which way applies the use table's own cell Sec. 4102.2.C, Sec. 4102.2.C(5), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(a), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(b), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(e), Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)1, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)2, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)3, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)4, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)5, Sec. 4102.2.C(6)(d)6: Standards applicable to farm wineries, limited breweries, and limited distilleries in the R-A, R-E, and R-1 Districts: (5) A farm winery, limited brewery, or limited distillery must be located on one of the following: … A farm winery, limited brewery, or limited distillery must be located on one of the following: (a) A minimum of 20 acres of contiguous land used for an agricultural operation that is under common ownership; or (b) A lot with a minimum of five acres used for an agricultural operation and for which a Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board license was pending for the operation of a farm winery, limited brewery or limited distillery before December 7, 2016, where such license is ultimately approved. … At any one time, up to 200 attendees are allowed, or, if the primary access is from a principal arterial, up to 300 attendees are allowed, with no limit on the number or duration of events. … The number of attendees may exceed the limit established in subsection (a) above during a maximum of 12 events or activities per calendar year. Each event must not exceed two days in duration. … The Board may approve a special exception for the hosting of public or private events or activities that exceed the maximum number of attendees, or the number or duration of events or activities stated in subsections 4102.2.C(6)(a) and 4102.2.C(6)(b). The Board may … impose conditions on the hosting of such events and activities, including conditions addressing the following: … Sales and tastings as part of the regular course of business, or accessory musical accompaniment or entertainment, are not considered to be a public or private event or activity. … The number of attendees; … The type, number, location, and duration of allowable activities; … The adequacy of water and sanitation services to accommodate the anticipated number of attendees; … The days and hours of such activities; … The use of lighting or amplified sound systems; and … The amount of parking available to accommodate the activity. | 7,380 no ZIP in the county's record (1,087), 20171 (8), 20190 (47), 20191 (68), 20194 (1), 20195 (1), 22039 (5), 22066 (3,320), 22079 (1,082), 22101 (4), 22102 (639), 22124 (340), 22181 (424), 22182 (353), 22308 (1) | P/SE | Sec. 4101 Read from the use table: Table 4101.1, row "Farm Winery, Limited Brewery, or Limited Distillery", column "R-E", reads "P/SE". Sec. 4101.1 says: I. If a cell in Table 4101.1 or Table 4101.2 contains more than one approval type, there is more than one possible way to establish the use, as referenced in the related use standards for the specific use. For example, when a cell contains a “P” as well as an “SE” or “SP,” if the use does not meet the standards when permitted by right, it may be established with BZA or Board approval in accordance with the applicable special exception or special permit standards and procedures. |
| R-E (same district) when the use meets the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C | 7,380 no ZIP in the county's record (1,087), 20171 (8), 20190 (47), 20191 (68), 20194 (1), 20195 (1), 22039 (5), 22066 (3,320), 22079 (1,082), 22101 (4), 22102 (639), 22124 (340), 22181 (424), 22182 (353), 22308 (1) | P | Sec. 4102.2.C Standards applicable to farm wineries, limited breweries, and limited distilleries in the R-A, R-E, and R-1 Districts: (5) A farm winery, limited brewery, or limited distillery must be located on one of the following: |
| R-E (same district) when the use does not meet the use standards in Sec. 4102.2.C | 7,380 no ZIP in the county's record (1,087), 20171 (8), 20190 (47), 20191 (68), 20194 (1), 20195 (1), 22039 (5), 22066 (3,320), 22079 (1,082), 22101 (4), 22102 (639), 22124 (340), 22181 (424), 22182 (353), 22308 (1) | SE | Sec. 4101 If a cell in Table 4101.1 or Table 4101.2 contains more than one approval type, there is more than one possible way to establish the use, as referenced in the related use standards for the specific use. |
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