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Loudoun County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Section 4.05.17

All Loudoun County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 200 ftRear 200 ftSide 200 ftStreet side 200 ftMIN LOT AREA50 acMAX FAR0.04MIN OPEN SPACE75%
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.
2,178,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (50 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
200 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
200 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
200 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
200 ft

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
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
75%

Servicing

Applies near
AR-1, AR-2, A-3, A-10, TR-10, RC, PD-RV, JLMA-3, JLMA-20
Geographic extent
Applies to Rural Retreats in AR-1, AR-2, A-3, A-10, TR-10, RC, PD-RV, JLMA-3, and JLMA-20 Zoning Districts

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Hours of operation

    Hours of operation are limited to 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight.

  • Maximum conference/dining space per 50 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.20,000 sf

    The Rural Retreat may have 20,000 sf of conference/dining space per 50 acres of lot area.

  • Maximum overnight guest rooms per 50 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.50 rooms

    The Rural Retreat may have 50 rooms for overnight guests per 50 acres of lot area.

  • On-site food service for employees and visitors only

    The Rural Retreat may provide on-site food service for employees and retreat visitors but may not contain restaurant facilities open to the general public.

  • On-site recreation for employees and visitors only

    The Rural Retreat may provide on-site recreation facilities to be used solely by employees and visitors, but not by the general public.

  • Only one principal dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. permitted

    Only 1 principal dwelling unit is permitted. Tenant dwellings are permitted in accordance with Section 4.02.09.

  • Sewer and water requirements

    Rural Retreats must be served by public water and sewer if located in the PD-RV Zoning District. Rural Retreats not in the PD-RV Zoning District must be served by a community water supply system and a community wastewater system.

  • Special events require approval per Section 3.04 or Section 4.04.05

    Special events require approval pursuant to Section 3.04, unless the Rural Retreat meets the requirements of Section 4.04.05.

From the ordinance

The minimum lot area is 50 acres. A minimum of 75% of the property's total acreage must be kept in an agricultural, forestry, open space, and/or historic preservation use. The maximum floor area ratio is 0.04.
Section 4.05.17