2023-18ORDINANCE NO.2023-18
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 110 (ZONING) TO AMEND PORTIONS
OF ARTICLES AND SECTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, INCLUDING ZONING
DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS AND SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that
Chapter 110, Article 3, §3.3.1, of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, is hereby
amended as follows:
§3.3. Allowed Uses
§3.3.1 Principal use table
B. Principal uses
The following table lists the principal uses permitted by this chapter for general use
districts. For overlay districts, see §3.7; for planned development districts, see §3.8; for
accessory uses, see §3.5.5; for temporary uses, see §3.5.6; and for large format retail,
see §4.9.
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COMMERCIAL USES
Research and development , P y P P P P
INDUSTRIAL USES
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, that Chapter 110, Article 3, §3.4.1, of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia,
is hereby amended as follows:
§3.4. Use Regulations
§3.4.1. Use Interpretation
F. Commercial use groups
6. Research and development
A facility where the primary business activity involves the research and
development of new products. Research and development shall include:
laboratories, offices, and other facilities used for research and development by or
for any individual or organization, whether public or private; proto!3M
development facilities that produce a limited amount of a product in order to fully
investigate the merits of such a product; or facilities and operations in which the
input of science technology, research and other forms of concepts or ideas
constitute a major element of the value added to a product. Research and
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development shall not include uses where the primary business activity involves
manufacturing or production.
6 7. Restaurants or food services
-7 8. Retail, general
8 9. Services, general
9 10. Services, personal
4-0 11. Vehicle sales and leasing
44 12. Vehicle service
4-2 13. Vehicle repair
G. Industrial use groups
4. Reseafeh and de-velopme
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6 4. Warehouse and freight movement
6 5. Waste service
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, that Chapter 110, Article 4, §4.2.3, of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia,
is hereby amended as follows:
§4.2. Off-street Parking and Loading
§4.2.3. Parking requirements
E. Parking ratio requirements
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided for all uses listed below in at least the
minimum amounts specified.
COMMERCIAL USES (SEE §3.4.1.F)
Research and development*
INDUSTRIAL USES (SEE §3.4.1.G)
ReseaFnh and development*
1 space per 400 sg ft. of floor area
PUBLIC HEARING: November 14, 2023
ENACTED: November 14, 2023
ATTEST:
�Ir City
VOTE:
Mayor Read
Aye
Councilmember Bates
Aye
Councilmember Doyle Feingold
Aye
Councilmember Greenfield
Aye
Councilmember Lim
Absent
Councilmember Ross
Aye
Councilmember Stehle
Aye
Mayor
Ajoyemlxl - 9o, 90?-3
Date
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