Mountain Overlay Zoning

Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains was founded to protect the natural, scenic, and historic values of the Blue Ridge in Northern Virginia and Jefferson County, West Virginia.

Core to the Friends is our focus on zoning, zoning enforcement, and land use policy across county lines — not merely fighting bad zoning but attempting to harmonize disparate county plans.

Mountain Overlay Zoning News

Loudoun BOS changes process and timing on Western Zoning Ordinance

Why Does Loudoun Lag Behind In Protecting Blue Ridge

Clarke and Fauquier Counties do not permit by right non-residential development on the shared mountainside...

Bill Waite Speaks Up for Blue Ridge Mountains

I’m here today to speak plainly about what is at stake for public safety and...

Larry Malone Speaks To Loudoun BOS on Mountain Zoning

I urge you to strengthen—not weaken—the zoning protections for our mountains....

Friends Combined Comments to BOS May 4

Friends leaders speak for the Blue Ridge to Loudoun BOS...

Continued Opposition to the Proposed Eastwind Resort Complex

Amid Continuing Drought, Alarm Raised Over Groundwater Supplies

Loudoun County ended 2025 under severe drought conditions, an all-too-common status that is sparking elevated...

County Leaders Launch Update to Rural Loudoun Zoning Regulations

After spending their last term developing a new Zoning Ordinance, but largely insulating the county’s...

Alliance Forms to Protect Paris Mountain from Commercial Development

Seventeen local and regional organizations have joined forces as the Paris Mountain Alliance following the...

Letter To Supevisor Tekrony

Supervisors Temporarily Suspend Zoning Enforcement Lawsuit in the MOD

Al Van Huyck’s Letter to the Editor

FBRM President Sends Letter of Concern On Suspending Zoning Enforcement Lawsuit

Peter Weeks Memo to ZOAM Representatives

A Citizen’s Guide: Input to the Western Loudoun Zoning Amendment