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Loudoun County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Section 4.08.04

All Loudoun County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA5 ac
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.)

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Exterior lighting standard

    Exterior lighting is subject to Section 7.05.02.C.2.

Other

  • AR Cluster Subdivision permitted lots

    Farm Distribution Hub uses are permitted on Preservation Farm Lots and Rural Economy Cluster Lots. Such uses are not permitted on Residential Cluster Lots or Common Open Space Lots.

  • Heavy equipment direct access

    Any use that involves the use of or services heavy equipment must have direct access to a public road.

  • Hours of Operation

    Hours of operation for an agricultural support use (standalone) are limited to 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

  • Maximum number of access points2 count

    Only 2 points of access are permitted from the use to a public road.

  • Maximum storage area as percentage of principal structure10 pct

    The total area of storage areas must not exceed 10% of the total area of the principal structure.

From the ordinance

The minimum lot area for an agriculture support use (standalone) is 5 acres. Hours of operation limited to 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Section 4.08.04