FAIRFAX COUNTY NOTICE

September 15, 2026

Public hearing before the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia, to be held in the Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 22035, at which time the Board will consider the following:

TIME SUBJECT

4:00 p.m. Public hearing to consider adoption of amendments to the Code of the County of Fairfax, Virginia (County Code) Chapter 46 (Health or Safety Menaces). The amendments propose a criminal blight ordinance implementing Code of Virginia §15.2-907, advertised by reference, which would:

(1) Define “criminal blight”;

(2) Authorize the Chief of Police, or his designee(s), to issue a notice, supported by an affidavit, to the owner of a property where criminal blight is identified requiring the owner to take corrective action within 30 days;

(3) Authorize the Chief of Police, or his designee(s), to send an additional notice if corrective action is not taken stating when the County may commence corrective action to abate the criminal blight or take legal action to obtain a court order requiring the owner to take corrective action or revoking the certificate of occupancy;

(4) Establish the owner’s right, after receiving the second notice referenced above, and upon reasonable notice to the locality, to seek judicial relief, and no corrective action shall be initiated while a proper petition for relief is pending before a court of competent jurisdiction;

(5) Provide that Fairfax County is entitled to its costs and expenses, collected like taxes, if it undertakes corrective action after complying with the provisions of the ordinance;

(6) Specify that Fairfax County will deem the criminal blight abated and close the proceeding without any charge or cost to the owner if the owner timely takes corrective action; this will not bar a subsequent proceeding if the criminal blight recurs.

A copy of the full text of the ordinance is on file in the Office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.

The public hearings are available to view live on Channel 16 and stream live online at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cableconsumer/channel-16/stream. Live audio of the meeting may be accessed at 703-324-7700. Those wishing to testify may do so in person, or via phone or pre-recorded YouTube video. Speakers wishing to testify via video must register by signing up online below or by calling the Department of Clerk Services at 703-324-3151, TTY 711, and must submit their video no later than 9 a.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Speakers wishing to testify via phone must sign up to testify no later than 12:00 p.m. the day of the hearing to be placed on the Speakers List. Speakers not on the Speakers List may be heard after the registered speakers have testified. In addition, written testimony and other submissions will be received by mail at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 552, Fairfax, Virginia, 22035 or by email at ClerktotheBOS@fairfaxcounty.gov. More information on the ways to testify can be found at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/clerkservices/ways-provide-public-hear‌ing‌-testimony.

Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities and supports the Americans with Disabilities Act by making reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. See https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/humanrights/notice-under-americans-disabilities-act. All televised government meetings are closed captioned in English and Spanish (los subtítulos en español). Reasonable accommodation is available upon 48 hours advance notice by calling 703-324-3151 or TTY 711.

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