Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- TRG
- Geographic extent
- 94-acre area designated as the Transit Related Growth Area (TRG) within the Comprehensive PlanComprehensive planThe long-range policy document zoning is meant to implement; it is not itself binding law. (CPA #23-01)
Uses
Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for Herndon Parkway Buildings90 ft
Ninety feet for Herndon Parkway Buildings, identified as area 3 on page 57 of the TRG small area plan.
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for Metro Arrival Buildings160 ft
One hundred sixty feet for Metro Arrival buildings, identified as area 2 on page 57 of the TRG small area plan.
- Minimum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.60 ft
The minimum building height shall not be less than 60 feet
Other
- Parking garage, refuse, and loading bay openings fully screened
Parking garage, refuse, and loading bay openings shall be fully screened with doors.
- Interim uses allowed
Interim uses may be established for long-term phased development as part of a zoning map amendment submission.
- Low impact development measures
Development sites shall incorporate low impact development measures as shown on page 65 of the TRG small area plan.
- Maximum private amenity space from sidewalk to building façade20 ft
There shall be a private amenity space between six feet and 20 feet from the edge of the sidewalk to the building façade along all streets.
- Mechanical equipment location
Mechanical equipment, generators, transformers, and similar equipment shall be located within primary structures, in underground vaults, or on rooftops.
- Minimum EV-capable parking spaces15 pct
A minimum of 15 percent of the minimum required parking shall be EV-capable.
- Minimum EV-installed parking spaces2 pct
A minimum of two percent of the minimum required parking shall be EV-installed with a minimum level 2 charging station.
- Minimum percentage of building façade abutting street60 pct
A minimum of 60 percent of the building façade shall abut the street.
- Minimum ground floor frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. activated60 pct
A minimum of 60 percent of the ground floor frontage along primary and secondary streets shall be activated by the following, or similar, uses: ...
- Minimum publicly accessible park or playground15 pct
A minimum of 15 percent of the gross land area shall be set aside as publicly accessible park or playground.
- Minimum private amenity space from sidewalk to building façade6 ft
There shall be a private amenity space between six feet and 20 feet from the edge of the sidewalk to the building façade along all streets.
- Minimum shade structure coverage for parking structures10 pct
Alternatively, the required percentage of shade may be provided through shade structures covering a minimum of ten percent of the total area of the exposed portion of the parking structure.
- Shade trees for exposed parking structures1 trees per 2000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any parking structure with an exposed surface containing ten or more parking spaces must include shade trees (at a rate of one canopy tree per 2,000 square feet) or a combination of trees and shade structures...
- Trash and recycling dumpsters and loading areas within primary structures
Trash and recycling dumpsters and compactors shall be located within primary structures. Loading areas shall be located within primary structures.
- Streetscape design per TRG small area plan
Public and private streets and streetscapes shall contain the elements identified in the transportation network section of the TRG small area plan...
- Transformer distance from Herndon Parkway sidewalk40 ft
Transformers more than 40 feet from the Herndon Parkway sidewalk may be located above grade provided they are screened...
Parking
- Off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. in above/below grade structures
Off-street parking shall be in above-grade or below-grade parking structures, except as specified below.
Setback
- Building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines not abutting rights-of-way10 ft
There shall be a ten-foot building setback from property lines not abutting public or private rights-of-way.
From the ordinance
The minimum building height shall not be less than 60 feet and the maximum building height shall not exceed the following: ...