Loudoun County Unincorporated

Ground Signs must include a landscaped base with a minimum depth of 3 feet on all sides.

sidewalk signs must be located on the sidewalk in front of and within 20 linear feet of a building entrance. The sidewalk sign's placement must leave at least a 4-foot-wide unobstructed space for pedestrians.

Entry signs are permitted to be located along a vehicle entry from a collector or arterial road designated on the Countywide Transportation Plan and must be designed as ground signs. Entry signs do not count toward the number or area allocation for any other Freestanding Sign in Section 8.04.

For PD-H and PD-AAAR, 2 subdivision entry signs are allowed per entry, with a maximum individual sign area of 120 sf, minimum 1,000 feet between signs on same side of road or at intersection and may include backlight.

Window Signs are not permitted on the second building story or above.

Sign Permits for Temporary Signs are limited to 120 days within a 12-month period.

A historic sign is permitted to continue as a legally established conforming sign; and may exceed the area or height established by this Chapter.

an establishment that offers care, protection, and supervision for compensation to 4 or fewer non-resident children is considered accessory to a dwelling unit.

An automobile parking space that includes an electrical component assembly or cluster of component assemblies (battery charging station) designed and intended to transfer Level 2 charging...

Areas of trees, shrubs, lawns, grass, pathways, and other natural and man-made amenities set aside for the use and enjoyment of residents, visitors and other persons, unoccupied by structures, buildings, or facilities other than those permitted by the applicable Open Space type, and accessible to and adequate for persons and functions it is designed to serve.

The holding or storage, in an unroofed area, of any goods, junk, materials, or merchandise in the same place for more than 24 hours.

A zoning district superimposed on another. There are two types of overlay districts: A. Standard Overlay: ... B. Optional Overlay: ...

A lot or structure that offers parking as an accessory or principal use of the premises pursuant to 4.07.03. This includes any part of a shared parking arrangement approved pursuant to Section 7.06.08. A parking facility is not used to store dismantled or wrecked motor vehicles, vehicle parts, or junk, or as an automobile sales lot.

A paved public open space of at least 900 square feet surrounded by streets and/or buildings. A plaza may contain amenities such as benches, landscaping, water features, variation of ground levels, or artistic works. Driveways or other facilities providing vehicular access to a use permitted in the district where the plaza is located are not permitted within or around the perimeter of a plaza.

River and Stream Corridor Resources (RSCR) buffer area that is a minimum 50 feet in width and measured beginning from and extending landward from the greatest extent of the RSCR Floodplain, Adjacent Steep Slopes, as indicated in Table 6.01-1.

The minimum distance measured in horizontal linear feet by which any building or structure must be separated from the point of reference (e.g., lot line, right-of-way, or building).

A complete private system for the collection, treatment and/or disposal of sewage approved by the Loudoun County Health Department and located on the lot served unless permitted to be located off-site under Section 7.08.

A central, community, or municipal wastewater treatment system for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage. A. Central Sewer: The sewage treatment system for Eastern Loudoun County owned and operated by Loudoun Water. B. Community Wastewater System: A wastewater treatment system for the collection, treatment and/or disposal of wastewater operated by Loudoun Water that is designed to serve small scale development, including clusters, in conformance to Section 7.08. Such system may serve only 1 lot, where a community system is required by Chapter 4 for a specific use. C. Municipal Sewer System: A sewage treatment system that is owned or operated by one of the incorporated towns within Loudoun County.

An asphalt trail designed to serve pedestrians, cyclists, and Micromobility Devices. When along roadways, shared-use paths are physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic and located either completely outside of the public right-of-way and within a public access easement, or completely within the public right-of-way, provided transitions between the two may be necessary at road crossings and other areas.

A sport shooting range, as defined by the Code of Virginia, that occurs inside a fully enclosed structure. [Note: Code of Virginia § 15.2-917 defines this as "an area or structure designed for the use of rifles, shotguns, pistols, silhouettes, skeet, trap, black powder, or any other similar sport shooting."]