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.
Within 90 days after the Appeal has been filed, the Board must, except as provided in Section 10.14.C.4.b below: 1. Hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 10.01.G; and 2. Decide the Appeal.
Exception. Commission Permit appeals must be decided within 60 days and do not require a public hearing.
Reduce the minimum required parking spaces for nonresidential uses by no more than 10%
Exception. Parking adjustment requests for 10 spaces or less do not require a parking study.
In the Suburban Mixed Use Place Type of the General Plan, buildings with a maximum 60-foot height and a maximum overall 1.0 floor area ratio (FAR)
In the Urban Transit Center Place Type of the General Plan, buildings that exceed 95 feet in height and a minimum overall 2.0 FAR proximate to the Innovation Metrorail Station
buildings with a maximum 70-foot height (maximum 50 feet if adjacent to single-family residential development) and minimum overall 1.4 FAR (minimum overall 1.0 FAR if adjacent to single-family residential development) as distance from the Innovation Metrorail Station increases
buildings with a maximum 70-foot height (maximum 50 feet if adjacent to single-family residential development) and minimum overall 1.4 FAR (minimum overall 1.0 FAR if adjacent to single-family residential development) as distance from the Innovation Metrorail Station increases
The initial TC Zoning District size must be a minimum of 20 acres.
The TC Zoning District size is not permitted to exceed 125 acres.
No new Town Center Core is permitted to be located within 5,000 feet of another Town Center Core.
At least 50% of the total of all block frontages within the Town Center Core must contain Commercial or Public/Civic/Institutional uses in the ground floor
Include between 65% and 90% glazing and/or building entrances
Include a minimum 12-foot clear height for Commercial or Public/Civic/Institutional uses that is maintained for a minimum depth of 20 feet from the front façade
CC-NC: 1.5 acres minimum; 8 acres maximum
CC-CC: 4 acres minimum; 22 acres maximum
CC-SC: 18 acres minimum; 60 acres maximum.
Garages must be set back at least 20 feet behind the front line of buildings
blocks must generally be in a grid pattern with interconnecting streets and alleys.
Single-family attached duplex, triplex, quadruplex, and townhouse dwelling units must not exceed 35% of the total number of dwelling units in a development.
Source documents
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