Loudoun County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 6.02
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to naturally occurring steep slopeSteep slopeGround above a stated gradient, where building is restricted or barred. areas greater than 15% slope, with very steep slopes greater than 25%.
Uses
Permitted by right3
- single-family dwelling (existing legal lot as of June 16, 1993)
- accessory driveway or parking area
- detached garage
Prohibited1
- land disturbing activities in very steep slope areas (except as permitted)
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum steep slopeSteep slopeGround above a stated gradient, where building is restricted or barred. area for Transition/Rural/JLMA districts5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Section 6.02 does not apply to contiguous steep slope areas that are less than 5,000 square feet in land area or less than 15 feet in width.
- Minimum steep slopeSteep slopeGround above a stated gradient, where building is restricted or barred. area for Urban/Suburban districts10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Section 6.02 does not apply to contiguous steep slope areas that are less than 10,000 square feet in land area, or less than 15 feet in width.
- Moderately Steep SlopeSteep slopeGround above a stated gradient, where building is restricted or barred. Threshold15 pct
steep slope areas of 15% or greater
- Very Steep SlopeSteep slopeGround above a stated gradient, where building is restricted or barred. Threshold25 pct
very steep slope areas greater than 25%
From the ordinance
Land disturbing activities, including but not limited to clearing, excavation, grading, construction, reconstruction, and investigative land disturbing activities such as test wells, are prohibited in very steep slope areas, except as permitted under Table 6.03.