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Loudoun County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Section 4.03.01.F

All Loudoun County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA5 acMAX FAR0.04
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
217,800 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (5 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Height & bulk

Maximum floor area ratioFloor 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.
0.04

Servicing

Geographic extent
Applies to Bed and BreakfastBed and breakfastAn owner-occupied dwelling letting a limited number of guest rooms. Inn uses in AR-1, AR-2, and A-3 Zoning Districts.

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

Noise

  • Outdoor music restrictions

    Outdoor music is not permitted between 11:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Friday, Saturday, and any evening preceding a holiday recognized by Loudoun County, or between 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on any other day.

Other

  • HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. resource expansion limit15 pct

    expansion or enlargement of structure exceeding 15% of the total floor area existing prior to January 7, 2003, is permitted upon approval of a Minor Special Exception.

  • Maximum access points2 points

    Only two points of access are permitted for the Bed and Breakfast Inn.

  • Maximum guest rooms10 rooms

    The number of guest rooms must not exceed 10.

  • Maximum number per lot1 use

    Only 1 Bed and Breakfast Inn and its related uses and accessory uses, is permitted on a lot.

Setback

From the ordinance

Only 1 Bed and Breakfast Inn and its related uses and accessory uses, is permitted on a lot in the AR-1, AR-2, and A-3 Zoning Districts. ... The minimum lot area is 5 acres. ... The maximum Floor Area Ratio is 0.04. ... Parking must be setback 40 feet from all lot lines.
Section 4.03.01.F