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Loudoun County Unincorporated

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22
Districts
931
Extracted rules
2,878
Standards
14
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Zoning districts

22 districts, grouped by category.

Residential

15
R-1Residential

Single-Family Residential R-1 Legacy Zoning District

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Min lot
40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
Permitted uses
1
R-16Residential

R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Legacy Zoning District

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
40 ft
Front setback
25 ft
Max density
16 du/ac
Permitted uses
3
R-2Residential

Single-Family Residential R-2 Legacy Zoning District

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Permitted uses
2
R-24Residential

Multifamily Residential R-24 Legacy Zoning District

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
45 ft
Front setback
25 ft
Max density
24 du/ac
Permitted uses
1
R-3Residential

Single-Family Residential R-3 Legacy Zoning District

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Min lot
15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
Permitted uses
2
R-4Residential

Single Family Residential R-4 Legacy Zoning District

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Min lot
10,000 sq ft
Max height
40 ft
Front setback
25 ft
Max density
4 du/ac
Permitted uses
2
R-8Residential

Single Family Residential R-8 Legacy Zoning District

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
40 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
8 du/ac
Permitted uses
6
SCN-16Residential

Suburban Compact Neighborhood - 16

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
50 ft
Permitted uses
40
SCN-24Residential

Suburban Compact Neighborhood - 24

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
50 ft
Permitted uses
41
SCN-8Residential

Suburban Compact Neighborhood - 8

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
50 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Permitted uses
47
SN-4Residential

Suburban Neighborhood - 4

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
50 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Permitted uses
51
SN-6Residential

Suburban Neighborhood - 6

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
50 ft
Permitted uses
49
TR-1Residential

Transitional Residential-1

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
40 ft
TR-2Residential

Transitional Residential-2

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
10 ft
TR-3Residential

Transitional Residential-3

Loudoun County Unincorporated, VA

General provisions

909 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

7.06.10.D1 standards

These requirements apply to the following zoning districts: Transit Related Center (TRC), Urban Employment (UE), Town Center (TC), Transition Community Center (TCC), and Planned Development-Rural Village (PD-RV). ... All off-street nonresidential parking must be located on the lot being served or on a separate lot or parcel 1/4-mile from the primary pedestrian entrance of the building that it serves.

7.06.10.D1 standards

These requirements apply to the following zoning districts: Transit Related Center (TRC), Urban Employment (UE), Town Center (TC), Transition Community Center (TCC), and Planned Development-Rural Village (PD-RV). ... All off-street nonresidential parking must be located on the lot being served or on a separate lot or parcel 1/4-mile from the primary pedestrian entrance of the building that it serves.

7.06.10.D1 standards

These requirements apply to the following zoning districts: Transit Related Center (TRC), Urban Employment (UE), Town Center (TC), Transition Community Center (TCC), and Planned Development-Rural Village (PD-RV). ... All off-street nonresidential parking must be located on the lot being served or on a separate lot or parcel 1/4-mile from the primary pedestrian entrance of the building that it serves.

7.06.119 standards

Tandem parking (1 parking space behind another in a driveway) for each dwelling unit is permissible and both parking spaces count towards the minimum required spaces for residential dwelling units. Garage and driveway parking spaces count toward minimum required spaces for residential dwelling units, except as required in Section 7.06.11.D. Fully enclosed, dwelling unit specific garage spaces are calculated as 0.5 spaces. The following dwelling units must provide at least 0.5 spaces per dwelling unit as off lot parking spaces: a. Single-family detached on lots less than 5,000 square feet and lot widths of 50 feet or less; b. Single-family attached; and c. Stacked multifamily. Required off-lot parking must be located within 500 feet of the principal entrance of the dwelling unit being served. Available on-street parking spaces along the site's frontage count towards the minimum required spaces for residential dwelling units as follows: 1. On-street parking may account for up to 1 required parking spot if located within 500 feet of the principal entrance of the dwelling unit being served; 2. Streets must be designed pursuant to Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), County, and fire apparatus access standards to accommodate on-street parking; and 3. On-street parking on minor collector, major collector, minor arterial, or major arterial roads is ineligible for residential parking requirements. ... The following requirements apply to single-family detached dwellings in Suburban Zoning Districts. 1. All parking for vehicles in any lot must be on a paved parking surface. ... 2. The maximum amount of paved parking surface between the dwelling and any street must not exceed 30% of such area. ... 3. The maximum amount of paved parking surface between the dwelling and the rear lot line must not exceed 25% of such area. ... All single-family attached, single-family detached, and multifamily stacked dwellings must provide at least 50% of all required parking either on-lot or dedicated to the dwelling unit off-lot.

7.07.014 standards

All structures requiring a building permit must be located on a lot that has direct access onto a public road, or a private road as specified in Section 7.07.01.C, sufficient for the admission of emergency vehicles, equipment, and personnel. ... New access points to major arterial, minor arterial, or major collector roads are limited to locations at existing median breaks, planned median breaks, or other locations approved by Loudoun County and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). ... Access to roads in the TC, CC, TCC, OP, IP, GI, MR-HI, PD-CC, and PD-AAAR Zoning Districts must be provided as follows: 1. Primary vehicular access must be from minor collector, major collector, or minor arterial roads; and 2. Local roads internal to the district must not connect to local roads outside the district in a manner that would enable their use by either cut-through or construction traffic. ... Direct access to Route 50 east of Northstar Boulevard in any zoning district is prohibited unless the subject property: a. Does not have legal access to any road or access easement other than Route 50; and b. Has legal access to the location of a planned Route 50 Parallel Road, as shown on the Countywide Transportation Plan. If direct access to Route 50 east of Northstar Boulevard is permitted: a. Access is limited to right-turn-in to and right-turn-out from Route 50 only as approved by VDOT; and b. Prior to approval of a Site Plan for these uses, property owners must execute and record an instrument ...

7.07.01.D2 standards

Access to roads in the TC, CC, TCC, OP, IP, GI, MR-HI, PD-CC, and PD-AAAR Zoning Districts must be provided as follows: 1. Primary vehicular access must be from minor collector, major collector, or minor arterial roads; and 2. Local roads internal to the district must not connect to local roads outside the district in a manner that would enable their use by either cut-through or construction traffic.

7.07.01.D2 standards

Access to roads in the TC, CC, TCC, OP, IP, GI, MR-HI, PD-CC, and PD-AAAR Zoning Districts must be provided as follows: 1. Primary vehicular access must be from minor collector, major collector, or minor arterial roads; and 2. Local roads internal to the district must not connect to local roads outside the district in a manner that would enable their use by either cut-through or construction traffic.

7.07.01.D2 standards

Access to roads in the TC, CC, TCC, OP, IP, GI, MR-HI, PD-CC, and PD-AAAR Zoning Districts must be provided as follows: 1. Primary vehicular access must be from minor collector, major collector, or minor arterial roads; and 2. Local roads internal to the district must not connect to local roads outside the district in a manner that would enable their use by either cut-through or construction traffic.

7.07.01.D2 standards

Access to roads in the TC, CC, TCC, OP, IP, GI, MR-HI, PD-CC, and PD-AAAR Zoning Districts must be provided as follows: 1. Primary vehicular access must be from minor collector, major collector, or minor arterial roads; and 2. Local roads internal to the district must not connect to local roads outside the district in a manner that would enable their use by either cut-through or construction traffic.

7.07.01.D2 standards

Access to roads in the TC, CC, TCC, OP, IP, GI, MR-HI, PD-CC, and PD-AAAR Zoning Districts must be provided as follows: 1. Primary vehicular access must be from minor collector, major collector, or minor arterial roads; and 2. Local roads internal to the district must not connect to local roads outside the district in a manner that would enable their use by either cut-through or construction traffic.

7.07.01.D2 standards

Access to roads in the TC, CC, TCC, OP, IP, GI, MR-HI, PD-CC, and PD-AAAR Zoning Districts must be provided as follows: 1. Primary vehicular access must be from minor collector, major collector, or minor arterial roads; and 2. Local roads internal to the district must not connect to local roads outside the district in a manner that would enable their use by either cut-through or construction traffic.

7.07.01.D2 standards

Access to roads in the TC, CC, TCC, OP, IP, GI, MR-HI, PD-CC, and PD-AAAR Zoning Districts must be provided as follows: 1. Primary vehicular access must be from minor collector, major collector, or minor arterial roads; and 2. Local roads internal to the district must not connect to local roads outside the district in a manner that would enable their use by either cut-through or construction traffic.

7.07.01.D2 standards

Access to roads in the TC, CC, TCC, OP, IP, GI, MR-HI, PD-CC, and PD-AAAR Zoning Districts must be provided as follows: 1. Primary vehicular access must be from minor collector, major collector, or minor arterial roads; and 2. Local roads internal to the district must not connect to local roads outside the district in a manner that would enable their use by either cut-through or construction traffic.

7.07.01.D2 standards

Access to roads in the TC, CC, TCC, OP, IP, GI, MR-HI, PD-CC, and PD-AAAR Zoning Districts must be provided as follows: 1. Primary vehicular access must be from minor collector, major collector, or minor arterial roads; and 2. Local roads internal to the district must not connect to local roads outside the district in a manner that would enable their use by either cut-through or construction traffic.

7.07.024 standards

New development must provide for existing and future road connections to adjacent developable or re-developable parcels as required pursuant to Section 7.07.02.C. ... Within the TRC, UE, and TC Zoning Districts, road pattern and distance between intersections must meet the requirements provided in Table 7.07.02-1. ... Within the SN-4, SN-6, TR, TSN, TCN, TCC, JLMA-1, JLMA-2, and JLMA-3 Zoning Districts, the following also applies: 1. A dead-end road ending in a cul-de-sac or a 'P-loop' road is only permitted to avoid natural, environmental, and heritage resources. If a private road ends in a dead end, then a cul-de-sac is not permitted; and 2. Provide 'T' intersections in locations where views of civic, public, or open space areas can be highlighted.

7.07.02.C1 standards

Within the TRC, UE, and TC Zoning Districts, road pattern (see Figure 7.07.02-1) and distance between intersections must meet the requirements provided in Table 7.07.02-1.

7.07.02.C1 standards

Within the TRC, UE, and TC Zoning Districts, road pattern (see Figure 7.07.02-1) and distance between intersections must meet the requirements provided in Table 7.07.02-1.

7.07.02.C1 standards

Within the TRC, UE, and TC Zoning Districts, road pattern (see Figure 7.07.02-1) and distance between intersections must meet the requirements provided in Table 7.07.02-1.

7.07.02.C1 standards

Table 7.07.02-1 includes PD-MUB with n/a for distance between intersections and road pattern Gridiron, Rectilinear.

7.07.02.D2 standards

Within the SN-4, SN-6, TR, TSN, TCN, TCC, JLMA-1, JLMA-2, and JLMA-3 Zoning Districts, the following also applies: 1. A dead-end road ending in a cul-de-sac or a 'P-loop' road is only permitted to avoid natural, environmental, and heritage resources. If a private road ends in a dead end, then a cul-de-sac is not permitted; and 2. Provide 'T' intersections in locations where views of civic, public, or open space areas can be highlighted.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.