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.
TRC, UE, TC, and PD-MUB Zoning Districts. Facilities that provide only Independent Living are permitted. Facilities that provide Adult Assisted Living and/or Nursing Home require Special Exception approval.
PD-RV Village Center Zoning District, Commercial and Workplace Area. Facilities with 20 rooms or less are permitted. Facilities with more than 20 rooms require Special Exception approval.
The area designated for the work component must be located on the ground level and occupy no more than 50% of the gross floor area of the Live/Work Dwelling.
Manufactured homes must be at least 900 square feet in floor area and a minimum of 19 feet in width; ...
The maximum floor area ratio is 0.04. The minimum required yards are: Level I – small scale: 50 feet minimum from all lot lines; Level II – medium scale: 100 feet minimum from all lot lines; and Level III and IV – large scale and above: 150 feet minimum from all lot lines.
The minimum size of a dormitory is 200 square feet per seasonal laborer housed, and total square footage must not exceed 2,500 square feet. ... Dormitories must be set back at least 100 feet from off-site single-family detached dwellings.
No one Single-Family Attached (SFA) townhouse structure is permitted to exceed 8 dwelling units in a row.
Single-Family Detached (SFD) and SFA dwelling units are only permitted in the TDSA of the TRC Zoning District and as follows: SFD dwelling units must be no more than 2.5% of total dwelling units in the TRC Zoning District; ...
SFD and SFA dwelling units are permitted in the TC Zoning District as follows: ... The total number of SFD and SFA dwelling units must not exceed 20% of the total number of dwelling units approved for the TC Zoning District. The land area dedicated to SFD and SFA dwelling units must not exceed 10% of the land area of the TC Zoning District.
The land area dedicated to SFD and SFA dwelling units must not exceed 10% of the land area of the PD-MUB Zoning District; and SFD and SFA dwelling units must be located along the periphery of the zoning district.
The only types of SFA dwelling units permitted in the TCN Zoning District are duplex, triplex, and quadruplex.
No one Multifamily Stacked (MFS) structure is permitted to exceed 8 MFS Dwelling Units on the ground floor.
MFA dwelling units are permitted in the Inner Core, Outer Core, and TDSA of the TRC Zoning District. MFS dwelling units are permitted only in the TDSA of the TRC Zoning District and as follows: ...
MFS dwellings located in the Town Center Core must be designed in accordance with the following: ... The total number of MFS dwelling units must not exceed 30% of the total number of dwelling units approved for the TC Zoning District; and The land area dedicated to MFS Dwelling units must not exceed 10% of the land area of the TC Zoning District.
Multifamily Dwelling units are permitted in the TCC Zoning District only when such units are located above a first-floor nonresidential pedestrian-oriented use or uses, and the first floor includes features that activate a streetscape, such as a predominance of glass and an entrance.
The total number of Tenant Dwellings must not exceed 4 per parcel. One additional Tenant Dwelling is permitted for each 25 acres of a parcel in excess of the minimum 10 acres. One Tenant Dwelling is permitted on a parcel of at least 10 acres.
Animal hospital uses are not permitted within AR Cluster Subdivisions.
The minimum lot area for any Animal Hospital is 5 acres. The floor area ratio must not exceed 0.04.
The minimum lot area is 1 acre. The maximum total size of all structures used for art galleries or studios and craft shops is 3,000 square feet in gross floor area. The minimum setback is 100 feet from all lot lines.
Minimum Lot Area: 10 acres. The Auction must be set back at least 100 feet from all lot lines.
Source documents
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