Loudoun County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
22 districts, grouped by category.
Other
7- Min lot
- 435,600 sq ft (10 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 7
- Min lot
- 130,680 sq ft (3 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 6 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
AR-1 Zoning District
- Min lot
- 871,200 sq ft (20 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 7
AR-2 Zoning District
- Min lot
- 1,742,400 sq ft (40 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 5
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
- Max height
- 35 ft
TR-10 Zoning District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Front setback
- 100 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Residential
15Single-Family Residential R-1 Legacy Zoning District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 1
R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Legacy Zoning District
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 16 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 3
Single-Family Residential R-2 Legacy Zoning District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 2
Multifamily Residential R-24 Legacy Zoning District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 24 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 1
Single-Family Residential R-3 Legacy Zoning District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 2
Single Family Residential R-4 Legacy Zoning District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 4 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
Single Family Residential R-8 Legacy Zoning District
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 8 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 6
Suburban Compact Neighborhood - 16
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 40
Suburban Compact Neighborhood - 24
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 41
Suburban Compact Neighborhood - 8
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 47
Suburban Neighborhood - 4
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 51
Suburban Neighborhood - 6
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 49
Transitional Residential-1
- Max height
- 40 ft
Transitional Residential-2
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
Transitional Residential-3
General provisions
909 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
To establish procedures for approving requests from owners of property located within the Route 28 Tax District and administered under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance to waive the protections of the Route 28 Tax District enabling legislation and remap their property to the equivalent zoning district pursuant to this Zoning Ordinance.
Special Exceptions are valid for a period of up to 5 years from the date of approval
Sign size, height, number, or other quantitative measurement is increased by less than 10%
The encroachment does not exceed 2,000 square feet of land-disturbing activity within the Very Steep Slope Area
reduce required residential parking and required nonresidential parking in excess of 25%
Land disturbance within very steep slope areas with slopes greater than 50% is not permitted unless the use, exclusive of any structure, is dependent on such very steep slope area
An applicant for a Special Exception use or Minor Special Exception use may include in the application a request for authorization of temporary special events that the applicant expects to regularly occur during the life of the Special Exception use or Minor Special Exception use.
All applications for Special Exception to exceed light and glare standards of Section 7.05.02 must include a Photometrics Plan and mitigation measures.
As provided in Section 7.05.02.E, a Special Exception is required when development does not conform to light and glare standards.
A Special Exception is required for conversion condominiums that do not conform to zoning, land use, or Site Plan regulations.
As provided in Section 1.03.02.F, a Special Exception is required for conversion condominiums that do not conform to zoning, land use, or Site Plan regulations.
Certificate of Appropriateness required for any action in Historic Overlay District prior to Zoning Permit.
civil penalty in the amount of $200.00 for the first charge and $500.00 for each additional charge ... $100.00 per day per ADU unit
Complete Appeals must be filed within 30 days from the date of the decision. ... Appeals must be taken within 10 days after ...
Density computations for property from which land has been severed for the purpose of constructing or improving any public use ... will be based upon the property area including the land severed for such purpose.
Reduce the minimum required parking spaces for nonresidential uses by no more than 10%; ... Parking adjustment requests for 10 spaces or less do not require a parking study.
The TRC Zoning District is composed of 3 subareas: Inner Core, Outer Core, and Transit-Designed Supportive Area (TDSA).
The TRC Zoning District should be located within the boundaries of the Urban Transit Center and Urban Mixed Use Place Types ... The Inner Core must include the land area located approximately within a 1/4-mile radius from the outer edge of the Metrorail station.
Within the Inner Core Subarea, at least 70% of the ground floor building frontage ... must contain Commercial or Public/Civic/Institutional Uses; ... Tree canopy requirements of Section 7.03 do not apply to the Inner Core Subarea.
The UE Zoning District should be located within the boundaries of the Urban Employment Place Type as shown on the Urban Policy Area Place Types Map in the General Plan.
Source documents
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