Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Dulles Toll Road, Herndon Parkway, Van Buren Street, Worldgate Connector, Herndon Station Promenade
- Geographic extent
- Herndon Transit-Oriented Core, also referred to as the Metrorail Station Urban Development Area
Uses
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. with development plan approval4.3 FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
properties within the PD-TOC may develop at intensities up to 4.3 FAR, as more particularly set forth in the adopted comprehensive plan, following approval of a development plan
- Maximum FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. with site plan approval0.7 FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
Properties within the PD-TOC shall be permitted to develop up to a maximum intensity of 0.70 FAR, provided a site plan is reviewed and approved
- Maximum FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. with special exception approval1.2 FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
may submit a special exception application for additional density greater than 0.70 FAR, but not to exceed an additional 0.50 FAR
Other
- Maximum building distance from streetscape edge15 ft
Buildings shall not be located further than 15 feet from the adjacent edge of the public streetscape.
- Minimum separation between nonresidential towers above 80 feet50 ft
A minimum horizontal separation of 50 feet between nonresidential building towers above 80 feet in height.
- Minimum separation between residential towers above 80 feet65 ft
A minimum horizontal separation of 65 feet between residential building towers above 80 feet in height.
- Minimum shade trees per parking space1 tree per 12 spaces
There shall be a minimum of one shade tree per every 12 parking spaces.
- Minimum tree root zone area120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Within parking areas each tree shall be afforded a minimum of 120 square feet of root zone.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from Dulles Toll Road when Sugarland Run Trail abuts40 ft
Abutting the future location of the Sugarland Run Trail, no structure shall be within 40 feet of the Dulles Toll Road right-of-way.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from Dulles Toll Road when no trail abuts20 ft
Where the Sugarland Run Trail does not abut the Dulles Toll Road right-of-way, no structure shall be within 20 feet of the Dulles Toll Road right-of-way.
From the ordinance
The maximum floor area ratio of development within the PD-TOC district shall be subject to the following standards: ... up to a maximum intensity of 0.70 FAR ... up to 4.3 FAR ... The height of any structure shall not exceed 275 feet inclusive of parking levels.