The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) is a semi-judicial body that holds public hearings on zoning variances, conditional use permits, and administrative appeals.

The Board of Zoning Appeals:

• Considers and grants variances when strict compliance to the zoning ordinance is not practical or represents an unnecessary hardship.
• Grants special exceptions, conditional uses, and variances to developmental standards.
• Hears appeals of decisions made by the zoning administrator.
• Helps property owners with special situations find relief when there is good and sufficient cause.

Meetings

The Board of Zoning Appeals meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, except August.

Meeting location
Council Chambers
Second floor of Town Hall
127 Center St. S

Agendas and minutes

2025 Meeting Dates*

**The Board of Zoning Appeals does not meet in August.**

To submit a project for review, register for a pre-application meeting using the Geocivix online portal.  A pre-application meeting is required before submitting a formal application.  After the pre-application meeting, staff will determine if the application is complete before formally placing the item on an agenda of the Board. 

Board members

• Joseph Lowther, Chair
• Michael Rettinger, Vice-Chair
• George Creed
• Manpreet Dhanjal
• Michael Gadell
• Robert Petersen
• Daniel Nash

Contact

Andrea West, CZA, Zoning Administrator and Staff Representative
Email
703-255-7858

Yaska Camacho Castillo, Board Clerk 
Email
703-255-6348