Falls Church, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 48-788

Historic PreservationAll Falls Church districts0

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Covers all land within the boundaries of the city; applies to structures built as residences during or before 1910 and other designated structures.

Extracted standards

4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Altering, construction or reconstruction of all ancillary structures, or outbuildings, shall be no more than 1½ stories and not exceed 20 feet in height measured to the peak of the roof, of materials, detailing and roof pitch to match the architectural style of the historic structure.

  • HARB approval required before razing, moving, or altering

    No structure designated in subsections 48-788(1) or (2) shall be razed, moved or altered without first obtaining a permit from the building inspector, which shall be issued only after approval of the same by the HARB, or, on appeal, by the city council after consultation with the HARB.

  • Lot not reduced below minimums in R-1A/R-1B

    A lot in the R-1A or R-1B district on which a designated structure is located shall not be reduced in size such that it no longer meets the minimum lot size, frontage, and setback requirements of a lot in the R-1A district.

  • Lot not used in land area calculations for R-C, R-TH, R-M

    A lot on which a designated structure is located shall not be utilized in any calculation of land area required in the R-C, R-TH or R-M district.

From the ordinance

A historic and cultural conservation (HCC) district is hereby established... This HCC district is created as a zoning overlay district which shall cover all land within the boundaries of the city.
Sec. 48-788