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.
No permit for an extraction and mining use will be issued for any tract of land containing less than 50 acres.
All blasting is limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or such lesser time as may be established by Special Exception
Earth vibration produced from sources other than blasting must not exceed a maximum resultant peak particle velocity of 0.03 inches per second; The peak over pressure (noise) from any blast is limited to 129 dB, as measured at 5 or 6 Hz high pass system; Airborne noise produced from extractive operations other than blasting must not exceed the 80 dBA maximum, continuous noise, as measured at the lot line of the extraction and mining use
All areas within 100 feet of an adjacent public road or a Zoning District or land bay allowing or planned to allow residential uses must meet the standards of Section 7.04 and must be landscaped, bermed, screened, and maintained with natural and planted vegetation to buffer and screen such areas.
Flex Buildings may contain any use permitted in the underlying Zoning District... At least 2 loading bays required. Outdoor storage limited to 10%.
Buildings that are identified as a Flex Building on an approved Site Plan may contain any use permitted in the underlying Zoning District as listed in the Use Tables of Section 3.02 without the need for further Site Plan approval
up to 49% of the gross floor area of a Flex Building in the GI Zoning District may be used for non-accessory office. Such Office uses may not include corporate headquarters, law offices, architectural offices, insurance offices, medical offices, or medical care facilities.
At least 2 loading bays are required for each Flex Building. All loading bays must be screened in accordance with Section 7.04.05.
Outdoor storage is limited to 10% of the lot area and is subject to the use-specific standards of Section 4.06.07.B-F. Outdoor storage is prohibited in the UE Zoning District.
General Manufacturing uses must be designed in accordance with the following...
The use must be contained completely in an enclosed building; No outdoor storage or activity is permitted; The use must not produce any adverse noise, odor, heat, glare, or vibration impacts that are discernable to a reasonable person beyond the property line of the parcel upon which the use is located; and The building that contains the use must be designed to be compatible in terms of scale, height, and mass with conventional office design.
Mini-Warehouse uses must be designed in accordance with the following...
TRC, TC, and PD-MUB Zoning Districts. Buildings must be a minimum of 3 stories in height
IP Zoning District. Buildings must be a minimum of 2 stories in height.
TRC, TC, PD-MUB, IP, and PD-RV Zoning Districts. No individual unit may be accessed directly from the exterior of the building; TRC and TC Zoning Districts. A minimum of 50% of the ground floor must contain pedestrian-oriented uses; IP Zoning District. Buildings must be climate controlled; No outdoor storage.
When the use abuts a major collector road, in lieu of the road corridor buffer for other major collector roads required under Section 7.04.02, a Road Corridor Buffer Type 3 is required.
All outdoor storage must be enclosed by a Type C Buffer... Outdoor storage is not permitted in TRC, UE, TC (Town Center Core).
All outdoor storage must be enclosed by a Type C Buffer, wall, berm with landscaping that provides year around screening or other comparable enclosure method.
Outdoor storage is not permitted in the following Zoning Districts: TRC, UE, and TC (Town Center Core only).
Outdoor storage of any kind is not permitted between a road and a structure, except underground bulk storage of gasoline or petroleum products is permitted to be located between a road and a structure.
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