PDHPlanned Development Housing (PDH)

Fairfax County, VA · Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance

PDH is a planned residential district allowing a mix of housing types. Density limited by subdistrict (PDH-1 through PDH-40). Min site 2 acres. Reston is a prominent PDH example. Actual standards per approved plan.

Development standards in PDH

We don't hold published dimensional standards for this zone yet — see the ordinance link below for the authoritative table.

Permitted uses in PDH

AllowedSingle-Family Residential
Per development plan
AllowedTownhouses
AllowedMultifamily Residential
AllowedParks / Open Space
ConditionalNeighborhood Commercial
Limited, per plan
ConditionalSTR - Short-Term Rentals
STRs permitted with Home Occupation permit. Entire-home limited to 180 nights/year.

"Conditional" means the use generally requires a public hearing or special-exception approval — a very different timeline and risk profile from a by-right permit.

This is the zone. What about the parcel?

Zone rules are the starting point — the answer for a specific property also depends on lot size, overlays, existing improvements and site conditions. Run a free address lookup to see what applies to one property.

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Sources

Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance — read the ordinance
Fairfax County — official zoning map / authority
Standards as recorded by ZoneScore: Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance (enCodePlus, current)

Values are read from the Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance.

Other Fairfax County zones

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7 C-8 I-2 I-3 I-4 I-5 I-6 I-I PCC PDC PDH-1 PDH-12 PDH-16 PDH-2 PDH-20 PDH-3 PDH-30 PDH-4 PDH-40 PDH-5 PDH-8 PRC PRM PTC R-1 R-12 R-16 R-2 R-20 R-3 R-30 R-4 R-5 R-8 R-A R-C R-E R-MHP