Code Enforcement

The Planning and Zoning Department is responsible for enforcing the Town's Zoning and Subdivision Regulations.  In addition, the Department handles all property maintenance violations.  Specific information about the most common violations are found below.  Click here for information on how to report a violation.

New!  Property Violation Complaint Form

Click here to download an electronic copy of the Property Violation Complaint Form.  The file is in a Microsoft Word format and can be filled out and emailed to the Town Planner at townplanner@strasburgva.com.  The form can also be printed and mailed, faxed, or hand-delivered to the town office.  Click here for the town's contact information.

Tall Grass/Weeds

Town Code Section 38-113 requires that "the owner of vacant, developed, or undeveloped property in the town shall cut the grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on the proeprty...whenever such grass, weeds, and other foreign growth have reached a height of 12 inches or more."  Property owners must cut the grass, weeds, and other foreign growth within 10 days of receiving a notice of violation from the Town.  If the owner fails to cut the grass and weeds, the Town may perform the work at the owner's expense.  Click here for the specific regulations on tall grass and weeds. 

Signs

Section 3-8, of the Zoning Code states that "a sign permit shall be required before a sign is erected, altered, or relocated."  The most common type of sign-related violations are for temporary signs and off-premise signs.  Town Code limits temporary signs "to 30-day periods with no more than three uses within a period of 365 consecutive days."  Additionally, the Code prohibits all off-premise signs.  For information about how to obtain a sign permit click here.

Trash

Town Code Section 70 prohibits "any person to place or deposit...any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste" in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the town.  In addition, "all garbage, ashes, and trash...shall be placed in suitable receptacles."  Click here for the specific ordinance relating to solid waste. 

File a Complaint

To file a complaint about any of the above mentioned violations, or for general questions about code enforcement, please contact the Town Planner, Judson Rex, at 540-465-9197 or townplanner@strasburgva.com.