Fairfax County board chair Jeff C. McKay in 2019. The county board approved changes to Fairfax’s 42-year-old zoning ordinance that makes it easier rent converted apartments in Fairfax and for ...

Amendments to the county’s 42-year-old zoning ordinance call for lifting age and disability requirements for accessory living units.

The Virginia Supreme Court has voided a massive zoning modernization plan approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in 2021 because the board’s approval occurred during a virtual meeting.

2016: Fairfax County begins the process of updating its zoning ordinance for the first time since 1978.; March 17, 2020: Fairfax County declares a state of emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic.; Jan ...