Description: This dataset comprises parcels involved with approval and denial of appeal and variance cases by the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA)
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Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Description: Historic Zoning Overlay Districts are created for the purpose of imposing special requirements in addition to the requirements pertaining to the underlying zoning in designated areas of the County, in order to protect and perpetuate those areas or structures which have been designated as being of significant historic, architectural or cultural interest.Zoning Ordinance Part 502. - Historic Overlay District
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Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Prince William County Department of Parks and Recreation - Historic Resources Division (DPR)
Description: In furtherance of the purposes set forth in Code of Virginia, §§ 15.2-2200, 15.2-2283, and 15.2-2284, and in general to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the public by the prevention or reduction of traffic congestion and distracting visual clutter which may result in danger on the public and private streets, a limitation is hereby placed on certain automobile oriented, fast service, quick turnover uses and related signage, which generate traffic in such amount and in such manner as to present the possibility of increased danger to the motoring public and other impediments to safe travel. This district is created to mitigate adverse impacts resulting from development along major thoroughfares in Prince William County.Part 503. - Highway Corridor Overlay District
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Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Description: This layer was created for use by County staff and property owners to help in the review of applications and/or inquiries about the Agritourism and Arts Overlay District which allows for specific uses as determined by the location of the parcel(s) in the County. The layer shows two parts of the overlay district, Rural and Development, which dictate what uses are allowable by the overlay district.
Copyright Text: Prince William County Planning Office - Long-Range Planning Division
Prince William County Zoning Administration
Prince William County Department of Information Technology/GTS
Description: The purpose of creating a Domestic Fowl Overlay District is to permit the keeping of chickens, pigeons, doves and other domestic fowl on lots with a rural and semi-rural character that also contain a dwelling unit as a principal use. The keeping of domestic fowl is permitted by right on A-1 zoned properties and on SRR zoned properties by Special Use Permit on a lot with or without a principal residence within this district. To ensure reasonable protection of health, safety and welfare associated with the keeping of domestic fowl, development regulations specific to this district are provisioned. The keeping of domestic fowl is not permitted outside of the Domestic Fowl Overlay District, except on A-1 zoned lots of ten acres or larger. (Ord. No. 11-22, 4-19-11)https://library.municode.com/va/prince_william_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH32ZO_ARTVOVDI_PT508DOFOOVDI
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Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Description: The Planned Districts layer shows the development landbays and master zoning plans for the mixed use planned zoning districts in Prince William County, There are 5 classes of planned zoning districts in the county: PBD (Planned Business District), PMD (Planned Mixed District), PMR (Planned Mixed Residential), RPC (Residential Planned Community) and V (Village). The master zoning plans show the landbays designating the development pattern and uses for the planned district and designate whether certain landbays will be developed as commercial, industrial, retail, or residential, as well as the level of development allowed. This layer is used in addition to the zoning district layer to make decisions regarding development in the planned districts.Zoning Ordinance Part 280. - Planned Development Districts
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Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Name: Overlay District Data Center Opportunity Zone
Display Field: CaseName
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: The Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District was created for the purpose of promoting development of data centers within areas of the County where there is existing infrastructure that could adequately support the proposed use. This District continues the County's efforts to attract and advance high-tech industrial development while limiting negative impacts to communities. https://library.municode.com/va/prince_william_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH32ZO_ARTVOVDI_PT509DACEOPZOOVDI(Ord. No. 16-21, Attch., 5-17-16)
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Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Description: The layer shows Special Use Permits (drive-thru, signage, and other uses) and Non-Conforming Use Permits (uses that historically are not allowed in certain districts but have been authorized by the Board of County Supervisors.)
Copyright Text: Prince William County Planning Office, Long-Range Division, GIS and Data Analysis Group
Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Description: The county was first zoned in 1958 and the layer shows all of the zoning and proffer amendment cases that have been approved since the initial zoning of the county. This dataset is to be used for data analysis and cartographic overlay.This [layer], as adopted and amended, is for the general purpose of promoting the health, safety, and general welfare of the public; providing for development of new community centers with adequate highway, utility, health, educational and recreational facilities; recognizing and providing for the needs of agriculture, industry and business; providing that the growth of the community be consonant with the efficient and economical use of public funds; and implementing the intent, goals, policies and action strategies of the adopted Comprehensive Plan. To these ends, it is the intent of this chapter to: (1) Provide for adequate light, air, convenience of access, and safety from fire, flood and other dangers; (2) Reduce or prevent congestion in the public streets; (3) Facilitate the creation of a convenient, attractive and harmonious community; (4) Facilitate the provision of adequate police and fire protection, disaster evacuation, civil defense, transportation, water, sewerage, flood protection, schools, parks, forests, playgrounds, recreational facilities, airports and other public requirements; (5) Protect against destruction of or encroachment upon historic areas; (6) Protect against overcrowding of land, undue density of population in relation to the community facilities existing or available, obstruction of light and air, danger and congestion in travel and transportation, and loss of life, health, or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers; (7) Encourage economic development activities that provide desirable employment and enlarge the tax base; (8) Provide for the preservation of agricultural and forestal lands and other lands of significance for the protection of the natural environment; (9) Protect approach slopes and other safety areas of licensed airports, including United States government and military air facilities; (10) Promote the creation and preservation of affordable housing suitable for meeting the current and future housing needs of the County; (11) Protect surface water and groundwater, as defined in Code of Virginia, § 62.1-255; and (12) Provide safety from crime. This chapter is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Code of Virginia, Title 15.2, Chapter 22, Article 7 (§§ 15.2-2280 et seq.).
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Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Description: Proffers and conditions accepted by the Board of County Supervisors with the approval of a Rezoning, Proffer Amendment, or Special Use Permit to offset the impact of the development of a particular property. Polygons initially contain the case area or maybe modified (reduced) to
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Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Description: The purpose of creating a Redevelopment Overlay District (ROD) is to promote and perpetuate the continued economic viability of older commercial neighborhoods which are experiencing economic decline. To achieve this purpose, development regulations specific to the district are provisioned to encourage the redevelopment and the upkeep and upgrade of existing businesses, thereby providing an economic stimulus to the district. Zoning Ordinance Prt 507. - Redevelopment Overlay District
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Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Description: This district is intended to promote harmonious development which is conducive to establishing and maintaining collaborative public-private research partnerships. To achieve this intent, the district will be located adjacent to a major public institution, such as an institute of higher education. The district will primarily promote those nonresidential uses that support and enhance the activities of the major public institution and that respond to the County's targeted industries program. In addition, the district will provide for residential dwelling units for people primarily associated with the targeted industries and the major public institution. The district will also provide for compatible nonresidential service uses needed to support the overall public-private research environment.Zoning Ordinance Part 506. - Technology Overlay District
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Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Description: The Airport Safety Overlay District is established in recognition of airport related hazards which may endanger lives and property; obstructions which effectively reduce air space required for aircraft take-off, landing, and maneuvering which reduce the utility of the Manassas Regional Airport and the public investment therein. This district shall be in addition to and shall overlay all other zoning districts where it is applied so that any parcel of land lying in the airport impact overlay district shall also lie in one or more of the other zoning districts provided for by this ordinance. The effect is to create a new district which has the characteristics and limitations of the underlying district, together with the characteristics and limitations of the overlay district. It is the intent of this overlay district to regulate vertical encroachment obstructions within the airport protection area. (Ord. No. 04-78, 12-21-04)
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Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Description: The layer represents the E-Commerce Zoning Overlay District as adopted by the Board of County Supervisors Ordinance 21-55 on October 5, 2021. The addition to the Zoning Ordinance of the adopted overlay district is shown on this layer. The amendment to the ordinance "creates new definitions related to distribution and fulfillments uses, esablish[es] design standards, and create[s] a new overlay district to promote areas of the County that can best handle the impacts related to these new uses."Part 511 - E-Commerce Overlay District
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Prince William County Department of Information Technology - GTS Division (DOIT/GTS)
Prince William County Department of Development Services - Zoning Administration
Prince William County Department of Economic Development