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.
Residential garage spaces are calculated as 0.5 spaces.
A self-supporting or bracketed ground-mounted pole 60 feet or less in height that is accessory to and used to support 1 or more telecommunications antennas
Whip antennas, panel antennas, microwave dishes, and receive-only satellite dishes and related equipment for wireless audio-transmission with low wattage not to exceed 500 watts
A single perennial woody stem attaining a height of 15 feet or more at maturity. ... A deciduous tree, usually single trunked, which typically attains a mature height of at least 30 feet. ... A deciduous tree that does not typically attain a mature height of greater than 30 feet.
Business vehicles must not exceed a rated capacity of 1 and 1/2 tons and must not have more than 2 axles.
Naturally occurring land areas with slopes greater than 25%.
with facilities for fermenting and bottling wine on the premises where the owner or lessee manufactures wine that contains not more than 18% alcohol by volume
Area on a lot that must be unoccupied by any structure, except as permitted by this Zoning Ordinance, from the ground to the sky located along the perimeter of a lot
The following zoning districts are considered Agricultural Zoning Districts: AR-1; AR-2; A-3; A-10. ... The following zoning districts are considered Mixed Use Zoning Districts: TRC; TC; PD-MUB. ... The following zoning districts are considered Nonresidential Zoning Districts: UE; CC-NC; CC-CC; CC-SC; PD-CC(RC); PD-RDP; PD-SA; GB; CLI; TCC; RC; OP; IP; GI; MR-HI. ... The following zoning districts are considered Residential Zoning Districts: SN-4; SN-6; SCN-8; SCN-16; SCN-24; R-1; R-2; R-3; R-4; R-8; R-16; R-24; PD-H; PD-AAAR; TR-1; TR-2; TR-3; TR-10; TSN; TCN; CR-1; CR-2; CR-3; CR-4; PD-RV; JLMA-1; JLMA-2; JLMA-3; JLMA-20.
Source documents
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