Loudoun County has changed a lot since the current 1993 zoning ordinance was approved, and staff needs to hear feedback from residents to ensure a balanced zoning ordinance will match the current vision of Loudoun County.

The completion of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan was the first step initiating a major update with the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite, which is nearing its final stages in 2022 . As with the Comprehensive Plan process, Loudoun Wildlife is collaborating with nonprofit partners of the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition to provide public input throughout this process, but it is vital that members of the public also submit comments and feedback.

As of January 2023, The Planning Commission is holding work sessions to review the latest draft texts of the ZOR. The Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on January 24th and received much public comment that is being taken into consideration as they work with county staff to revise the draft. Once the Planning Commission has completed their work, the Zoning Ordinance will be forwarded to a Board of Supervisors public hearing and subsequent business meeting for action; this is currently tentatively scheduled for Spring 2023.

Loudoun Wildlife wishes to thank everyone who submitted public comments on behalf of protecting wildlife during the initial public comment period, and we will continue to post updates on the next opportunities to make your voice heard.

Upcoming public comment periods:

• Board of Supervisors public hearing: TBD Spring 2023

For more information on the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite:

• Visit Loudoun Coalition’s Zoning Committee webpage. Here you will find more detailed information on this process, including in-depth input and analysis from members of the Loudoun Coalition.
• View Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s recommendations for revisions to the most current draft text.
• Go to https://www.loudoun.gov/zoningordinancerewrite to stay up-to-date on the Rewrite process, and access the current versions of the draft text.

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