Falls Church, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 48-867 Part 2 (3)
MultifamilyAll Falls Church districts0
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Lawn and planting areas designed by landscape architect
Lawn and planting areas shall be designed by a landscape architect registered in the state.
- Maximum total lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage. including parking50 pct
All buildings, including accessory structures, shall not cover in the aggregate more than 25 percent of the lot area and, together with all vehicular parking areas, loading areas and driveways, shall not cover in the aggregate more than 50 percent of the lot area.
Setback
- Additional setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for buildings over 35 feet1 ft per ft of heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. over 35
a building containing multifamily dwellings shall be set back from every street and lot line, a distance of not less than one foot for each foot of height in excess of 35 feet.
From the ordinance
Four to six story apartments in the R-M district... minimum lot area 2½ acres... maximum building height shall not exceed six stories or 75 feet...