Zoning Ordinance Rewrite
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.
Through June of 2023, the Planning Commission held work sessions to review the latest draft texts of the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite (ZOR). The Planning Commission forwarded the draft of the new Zoning Ordinance to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation of approval following their work sessions on June 5th and 8th. Currently, county staff is working to incorporate changes into the draft text as a result of motions made during the Planning Commission’s work sessions. This updated draft text is set to be released on July 6th, 2023 in preparation for the July 26th Board of Supervisors Public Hearing when the new draft text will be first reviewed by the Board of Supervisors. This will be followed by work sessions to review individual chapters and sections in the fall of 2023.
Loudoun Wildlife wishes to thank everyone who submitted public comments on behalf of protecting wildlife during the initial public comment period. We strongly encourage you to show up to the July 26th Public Hearing to voice your support for wildlife-friendly zoning. Be on the lookout for more information on our ZOR Prep Session event on Monday, July 24th to give you tools to know what to say and have an opportunity to practice how to say it.
Upcoming public comment periods:
- Board of Supervisors public hearing: July 26, 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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