Loudoun County Unincorporated

Any group of 2 or more commercial uses of a predominately retail nature which: A. Are designed as a single commercial group, whether or not located on the same lot; B. Are under common ownership or management; C. Are connected by party walls, partitions, canopies, or other structural members to form 1 continuous structure or, if located in separate buildings, are interconnected by walkways and accessways designed to facilitate customer interchange between the uses; D. Share a common parking area; and E. Otherwise present the appearance of 1 continuous commercial area.

The top of the streambank, which is defined in engineering terms as the water surface elevation of the 2-year storm event.

Any violation of this Zoning Ordinance of a type that is typically of a relatively short duration or susceptive of regular recurrence. Violations in this classification are deemed to include, but are not limited to, inoperable vehicles, commercial vehicles parked in residential districts, parking of vehicles on an unpaved surface, exceeding maximum occupancy limitations for residential dwelling units, violations of sign regulations, and violations related to permitted and or non-permitted temporary or seasonal sales.

The renting of a not otherwise occupied single-family detached dwelling unit or a not otherwise occupied accessory dwelling unit that is accessory to a principal single-family detached dwelling unit, in which the entire dwelling unit is used for providing overnight accommodations for a period of fewer than 30 consecutive days in exchange for a charge for the occupancy or other consideration. A Short-Term Rental, Commercial Whole House use located in a single-family detached dwelling is counted as a dwelling unit for purposes of density calculations.

The renting of a portion or the entirety of a dwelling unit as an accessory use to a principal dwelling unit for a period of fewer than 30 consecutive days, and no more than 180 days per calendar year, in exchange for a charge for the occupancy or other consideration. The Operator must occupy the dwelling unit that the Short-Term Rental, Residential Accessory use is accessory to for a minimum of 185 days out of the calendar year.

A deciduous or evergreen multi-trunked, woody plant that usually attains a mature height of no more than 10 feet. Preferred species are provided in the Facilities Standards Manual.

Any visual display that comprises letters, words, numerals, figures, logos, trademarks, symbols, emblems, devices, or illustrations, or any combination thereof, which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct, or attract attention to a property, business, product, service, person, object, institution, idea, organization, event, location, or entertainment. A Sign includes the background structure.

The area within a continuous perimeter enclosing the limits of a sign. The sign area includes any frame or other material or color that forms an integral part of the display or is used to differentiate the sign from the sign background against which it is placed. Sign area excludes the base, structural supports, or uprights on which the sign is placed. See Section 8.11. When a sign has 2 sign faces, only 1 sign face counts as the sign area. If the faces of a 2-sided sign are different sizes, the larger face counts as the sign area.

The surface on which a sign is mounted, painted, affixed, or otherwise attached.

A graphic representation showing a detailed plan of all freestanding and attached signs, art displays, and murals proposed for a particular structure, lot, or development.

The display surface or portion of the sign used for visual display.

The height of a sign is computed as the linear measurement from the base of the sign at normal grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign. If the land is uneven at the base of the sign, the elevation at the halfway point (middle) of the sign at the base must be used. Normal grade is the lower of (i) existing grade prior to construction, or (ii) the newly established grade after construction, exclusive of any filling, berming, mounding, or excavating for the purpose of locating the sign. See Section 8.11.D.

Any sign or part of a sign that changes physical position or light intensity by any movement, rotation, strobing, illumination or other means, or that gives the visual impression or illusion of movement, rotation, illumination or rotation. An animated sign may not be a Digital Sign.

A hand-carved or hand-cast work expressing creative skill or imagination in a visual form that is intended to beautify or provide an aesthetic influence on a public area. An Art Display may include a three-dimensional statue that is placed in a park, courtyard, lawn, or similar area for public display.

A sign that is mounted, painted, affixed, or otherwise secured to the wall of a building or structure.

A type of attached sign that is mounted on, painted on, affixed, or otherwise attached to an awning or canopy that is attached to a building.

An illuminated sign, where the source of illumination is located on the back of the sign or on the interior of an enclosed sign.

A type of prohibited sign made of cloth, paper, vinyl, bunting or the like, intended to be hung either with or without frames.

Any sign with an area no greater than 2 square feet.

A sign located along the entry from a collector or arterial street where the parcel is developed or subdivided for multifamily dwellings, or nonresidential or mixed uses with multiple occupants or tenants.