Dulles Airport Impact Overlay District Disclosure Requirements

December 15, 2009 by Danilo Bogdanovic
Filed under Buyer Resources, Seller Resources

Several of you have asked me about the Dulles Airport Impact Overlay District and any required disclosures. To best answer your question, my broker and I spoke with the Dulles Area Association of Realtors (DAAR) about the subject. Here is what DAAR had to say…

As a follow-up to our discussion this afternoon, the attached section of the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance states that Homeowners Associations are required to make disclosure if the property is in the Airport Impact Overlay District. This would require a home being resold within a particular subdivision that has an HOA to provide the disclosure as part of the HOA “Packet” that is transferred to new owners. As you know, the rules covering subsequent disclosure are in the Virginia Property Owners Association law. The county ordinance also clearly states that all deeds of conveyance are required to have the disclosure. Since the county ordinance states that all deeds of conveyance must contain the disclosure that covers all transactions for properties that do not have an HOA.

A great tool created by the Washington Airports Task Force for buyers and the real estate community is “The Homebuyer’s/Broker’s Guide to Compatible Land Use Around Washington Dulles International Airport” found under http://www.washingtonairports.com/noiseandlanduse/homeownersguide.htm. The intent of the guide is to assist potential homebuyers and the real estate community in assessing the effect of aircraft noise and flight operations on homes in areas close to Washington Dulles. You may also find useful a presentation conducted before DAAR members last month by the Washington Airports Task Force on this issue.

If you or your clients would like to determine whether a particular property lies within the AID, visit Loudoun County’s mapping system at http://gisinter1.loudoun.gov/weblogis/default.htm An address can be typed in and determination made as to whether the property lies in any type of overlay district (ie Historic, Mountside, etc.)

If there are further questions about flight activities in or around Dulles, contact:

Anita Kayser, Director, Washington Airports Task Force anita@washingtonairports.com, Phone: 703-572-8714, Address: 44701 Propeller Court, Suite 100, Dulles, Virginia 20166

If there are further questions about the AID designation within the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, contact:

Loudoun County’s Zoning Hotline at 703/777-0118. They are really great about getting back to you within 24 hours.