Every town writes its own rules, and Loudoun County, Virginia's live in its municipal code — 200 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- 1. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE COUNTY OF LOUDOUN VIRGINIA
- 2. CERTIFICATION
- 3. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2026)
- 4. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 6. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 7. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 8. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 9. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 10. CHAPTER 206 Magisterial Districts and Voting Precincts
- 11. Chapter 207 Election Districts
- 12. CHAPTER 208 Election Districts and Voting Precincts
- 13. CHAPTER 209 Voting Precincts and Polling Places
- 14. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 15. CHAPTER 210 Board of Supervisors
- 16. CHAPTER 212 Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
- 17. TITLE SIX - Administration; Constitutional Officers
- 18. CHAPTER 220 Commonwealth's Attorney
- 19. CHAPTER 222 Commissioner of the Revenue
- 20. CHAPTER 224 Treasurer
- 21. CHAPTER 226 Clerk of the Circuit Court
- 22. CHAPTER 228 Sheriff
- 23. TITLE EIGHT - Administration; County Departments and Officers
- 24. CHAPTER 230 County Administrator
- 25. CHAPTER 232 County Attorney
- 26. CHAPTER 234 Department of Social Services
- 27. CHAPTER 236 Department of Economic Development
- 28. CHAPTER 238 Department of Planning
- 29. CHAPTER 240 Department of Building and Development
- 30. CHAPTER 242 Department of Health
- 31. CHAPTER 243 Department of Management Services
- 32. CHAPTER 244 Department of Accounting and Purchasing
- 33. CHAPTER 245 Department of Financial Services
- 34. CHAPTER 246 Department of Parks and Recreation
- 35. CHAPTER 248 Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Developmental Services
- 36. CHAPTER 249 Office of Solid Waste Management
- 37. CHAPTER 250 Fire Marshal
- 38. CHAPTER 251 Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services
- 39. CHAPTER 252 Employees Generally
- 40. CHAPTER 253 Misuse of Public Assets
- 41. CHAPTER 254 Line of Duty
- 42. CHAPTER 256 Public Employee Grants for Home Ownership
- 43. CHAPTER 258 Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System
- 44. CHAPTER 259 Labor Relations
- 45. TITLE TEN - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
- 46. CHAPTER 260 Authorities
- 47. CHAPTER 262 Planning Commission
- 48. CHAPTER 264 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 49. CHAPTER 266 School Board
- 50. CHAPTER 268 Library Board
- 51. CHAPTER 270 Mental Health and Mental Retardation Board
- 52. CHAPTER 272 Board of Equalization
- 53. CHAPTER 274 Agricultural and Forestal District Advisory Committee
- 54. CHAPTER 276 Board of Road Viewers
- 55. CHAPTER 278 Social Services Board
- 56. CHAPTER 280 Transportation District Commission
- 57. TITLE TWELVE - Judiciary
- 58. CHAPTER 290 General District Court
- 59. CHAPTER 292 Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
- 60. CHAPTER 294 Circuit Court of Loudoun County
- 61. CHAPTER 296 Legal Resources Center Fund
- 62. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 63. TITLE TWO - General Provisions, Administration and Enforcement
- 64. CHAPTER 420 Title and Application of Code
- 65. CHAPTER 422 Adoption of State Law
- 66. CHAPTER 423 Reimbursement for Expenses of DUI and Other Traffic Incidents
- 67. CHAPTER 424 Authority of Fire Departments
- 68. CHAPTER 428 Penalties
- 69. TITLE FOUR - Pedestrians and Public Ways
- 70. CHAPTER 440 Pedestrians
- 71. CHAPTER 442 Use of Public Ways
- 72. TITLE SIX - Vehicles and Operation
- 73. CHAPTER 460 Accidents
- 74. CHAPTER 462 Bicycles
- 75. CHAPTER 464 Tampering With Vehicles
- 76. CHAPTER 466 Operation of Vehicles
- 77. TITLE EIGHT- Parking
- 78. CHAPTER 480 Parking Generally
- 79. CHAPTER 482 Parking Garages and Surface Lots
- 80. CHAPTER 484 On-Street Meters and Permit Parking
- 81. CHAPTER 485 Residential Parking Management Areas
- 82. CHAPTER 486 Fire Hydrants and Fire Lanes
- 83. CHAPTER 488 Dulles Airport Parking
- 84. CHAPTER 490 Residential Permit Parking Districts
- 85. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 86. CHAPTER 606 Beverage Container Litter Control
- 87. CHAPTER 612 Dogs and Other Animals
- 88. CHAPTER 618 Fences
- 89. CHAPTER 630 Junk and Abandoned Vehicles
- 90. CHAPTER 648 Nuisances
- 91. CHAPTER 650 Blight
- 92. CHAPTER 654 Offenses Against Public Peace and Safety
- 93. CHAPTER 655 False Alarms
- 94. APPENDIX A FINES AND FEES
- 95. CHAPTER 656 Conduct in WMATA Facilities and Vehicles
- 96. CHAPTER 660 Offenses Relating to Property
- 97. CHAPTER 672 Theft and Fraud
- 98. CHAPTER 684 Weapons and Explosives
- 99. CHAPTER 690 Weeds and Grass
- 100. CHAPTER 692 Tall Grass
- 101. CHAPTER 694 Containment of Running Bamboo
- 102. PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 103. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 104. CHAPTER 804 Cable Television; Franchises
- 105. CHAPTER 805 Cable Television; Franchising and Regulation
- 106. CHAPTER 806 Cable Television; Conflicts of Interest
- 107. CHAPTER 807 Concession Stands at Youth Athletic Activities
- 108. CHAPTER 808 Dog Kennels (Repealed)
- 109. CHAPTER 809 Open Video Systems
- 110. CHAPTER 814 Gold and Silver Buyers
- 111. CHAPTER 820 Massage Regulation
- 112. CHAPTER 824 Outdoor Music Festivals
- 113. CHAPTER 825 Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Financing Program
- 114. CHAPTER 826 Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Financing Program
- 115. CHAPTER 828 Peddlers and Solicitors
- 116. CHAPTER 830 Pawnbrokers, Dealers in Secondhand Articles, Precious Metals or Gems, and Scrap Metals
- 117. CHAPTER 836 Sunday Sales
- 118. CHAPTER 838 Swimming Pool and Water Recreation Facilities
- 119. CHAPTER 839 Going Out of Business Sales
- 120. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 121. CHAPTER 840 Business, Professional and Occupational License Tax
- 122. CHAPTER 842 County Recordation Tax
- 123. CHAPTER 843 County Probate Tax
- 124. CHAPTER 844 Utility Service Tax
- 125. CHAPTER 848 Special Assessment for Land Preservation
- 126. CHAPTER 852 Motor Vehicle License Fee
- 127. CHAPTER 853 License Tax on Owners of Certain Motor Vehicles and Penalty on Unregistered Vehicles
- 128. CHAPTER 856 Mixed Beverage License Tax
- 129. CHAPTER 860 Personal Property and Real Estate Tax
- 130. CHAPTER 862 Tax Exemptions by Designation
- 131. CHAPTER 864 Exemptions and Refunds Generally
- 132. CHAPTER 868 Exemption for Certified Solar Energy Equipment
- 133. CHAPTER 870 Exemption for Revitalized Real Estate
- 134. CHAPTER 872 Real Estate Tax Relief for Elderly or Totally and Permanently Disabled
- 135. CHAPTER 873 Personal Property Tax Relief for Elderly or Totally and Permanently Disabled
- 136. CHAPTER 876 Bank Franchise Tax
- 137. CHAPTER 878 Transient Occupancy Tax
- 138. CHAPTER 880 Short-Term Rental Property Tax
- 139. CHAPTER 882 Loudoun County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Tax District
- 140. CHAPTER 884 Cigarette Tax
- 141. CHAPTER 886 Disposable Plastic Bag Tax
- 142. CHAPTER 888 Real Estate Tax Classification of Property Owned by Surviving Spouses of Certain Persons Killed in the Line of Duty (Repealed)
- 143. PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 144. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 145. CHAPTER 1020 Naming of Streets
- 146. CHAPTER 1021 Street Signs
- 147. CHAPTER 1022 Sidewalks
- 148. CHAPTER 1024 Excavation and Utility Line Installation
- 149. CHAPTER 1026 Addressing of Premises
- 150. TITLE FOUR - Water
- 151. CHAPTER 1040 Water Wells
- 152. CHAPTER 1042 Water Systems
- 153. CHAPTER 1044 Water Supply Emergency (Repealed)
- 154. CHAPTER 1046 Water Supply Emergency
- 155. TITLE SIX - Sewers
- 156. CHAPTER 1060 Construction of Sewers Generally
- 157. CHAPTER 1064 Use of Sewers; Building Sewers and Connections
- 158. CHAPTER 1066 Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems
- 159. CHAPTER 1067 Inspection of Alternative Onsite Sewage Systems and Establishment of Alternative Discharging Sewage Systems
- 160. CHAPTER 1068 Pretreatment
- 161. CHAPTER 1070 Sewer Service Districts
- 162. TITLE EIGHT - Garbage and Rubbish
- 163. Chapter 1080 Solid Waste Management Facilities
- 164. CHAPTER 1082 Solid Waste Storage
- 165. CHAPTER 1084 Solid Waste Collection and Transportation
- 166. CHAPTER 1086 Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling
- 167. CHAPTER 1088 Litter Prevention and Control
- 168. CHAPTER 1090 Land Application of Biosolids
- 169. TITLE TEN - Other Public Services
- 170. CHAPTER 1092 Parks and Recreation Areas
- 171. CHAPTER 1094 Transportation District (Repealed)
- 172. CHAPTER 1096 Erosion and Stormwater Management.
- 173. CHAPTER 1097 Emergency Medical Services
- 174. CHAPTER 1098 Community Development Authorities
- 175. CHAPTER 1099 Flood Mitigation and Protection Grant Program
- 176. PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 177. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 178. Chapter 1220 Erosion Control (Repealed)
- 179. CHAPTER 1224 Comprehensive Plan
- 180. Chapter 1225 Resident Curator Program
- 181. CHAPTER 1226 Agricultural and Forestal Districts
- 182. TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
- 183. CHAPTER 1241 General Provisions and Definitions
- 184. CHAPTER 1242 Administration and Enforcement
- 185. CHAPTER 1243 Subdivision Procedure for Submission of Plans, Approval Action, and Recordation of Plats
- 186. CHAPTER 1244 Site Plan Procedures
- 187. CHAPTER 1245 Development Standards
- 188. CHAPTER 1246 Expedited Land Development Review
- 189. CHAPTER 1250 Design
- 190. CHAPTER 1252 General Regulations
- 191. CHAPTER 1254 Special Regulations
- 192. PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 193. CHAPTER 1420 Certification of Plumbers, Electricians and Building-Related Mechanical Workers (Repealed)
- 194. CHAPTER 1430 Smoke Detectors (Repealed)
- 195. CHAPTER 1440 Fire Suppression Equipment (Repealed)
- 196. CHAPTER 1450 Affordable Dwelling Units
- 197. CHAPTER 1460 Grants or Loans for Rental Property and Certain Owner Occupied Property
- 198. CHAPTER 1470 Short-Term Residential Rental Registration
- 199. CHAPTER 1480 Affordable Housing Land Development Application and Development Permit Fee Waiver Program
- 200. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION AND COMPLIANCE; FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE