Planning Office

In July 2021, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors initiated amendments to the zoning text and county code to create an Affordable Housing Dwelling Unit Ordinance that would help people with incomes at or below the area median income live in the county while maintaining a basic lifestyle and meeting basic living needs. For more information go to the AfDU webpage.

As Yorkshire’s main roadway, Virginia Route 28 plays a vital role as a county gateway and is a major transportation route through the center of the community. In 2023, Prince William County was awarded a planning study to evaluate and recommend cost-effective improvement alternatives for multimodal travel in the Yorkshire Activity Center.

The online Prince William County 2040 Comprehensive Plan is now available on the 2040 Comprehensive Plan web page. The new online Comprehensive Plan is an interactive web application that includes all of the chapters of the plan organized to better present the contents of the plan. Please use the link button to explore all of the features of the new Plan format.

Prince William County is experiencing rapid development. In 2023, the WashCOG TPB awarded a planning study to establish a process for ensuring the infrastructure constructed is in alignment with locally adopted goals for sustainability, resiliency, and climate change mitigation. The project will evaluate green infrastructure alternatives, including permeable surfaces, rain gardens, and landscaping.

In January 2022, the County contracted with Camoin Associates to conduct an independent analysis to determine the past performance of targeted industries, provide future industry projections, and compare that with available zoned and planned commercial land to determine the pipeline of suitable land for economic development purposes for the next 20 years.

Get the latest information on pending and completed zoning requests, special use permits, comprehensive plan amendments and more.

The Build-Out Analysis is an annual publication produced by the Planning Office that provides an update on growth in Prince William County. Information is pulled from occupancy permits, rezonings, special use permits, and Comprehensive Plan amendments that were issued or approved during the reporting year.

On February 28, 2023, through Ordinance 23-07, the Board voted to approve removing from the Noise Ordinance the exemption of commercial HVAC at night, exempting residential, with a sunset clause of one year. Concurrently, an amendment to the DCSM and the Zoning Ordinance was initiated through Res. No. 23-111 to work with stakeholders to address potential data center impacts including noise.

Zoning Administration New Location in DSB

Zoning Administration is now located in Suite 180 in the Development Services Building at 5 County Complex Court, Prince William, Virginia, 22192. Zoning Administration has new contact information and can be reached directly by email at [email protected] or phone at (703) 792-3340. Planning Office staff is not authorized to answer questions for the Zoning Administrator.