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Committee agrees staff should allow replacement of nonconforming agricultural structures without new special‑exception if footprint and use are unchanged
Summary
The committee directed staff to craft a rule allowing agricultural structures in nonconforming locations to be rebuilt without a Board of Supervisors special exception so long as the replacement occupies the same footprint and does not increase floor area, height or change the use; applies only to bona fide agricultural structures/operations.
Loudoun County staff and committee members agreed on April 24 to permit replacement of nonconforming agricultural structures under limited conditions, and asked planning staff to prepare draft language to implement the change.
Background
Under Loudoun’s current nonconforming‑structure rules, rebuilding a nonconforming structure generally requires the owner to obtain a special exception from the Board of Supervisors to remove nonconforming status. The zoning code allows replacement without loss of nonconforming status when a structure is damaged or destroyed…
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