Falls Church, Virginia · District
MUR-3
Mixed-Use Redevelopment Option 3
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 15%
Housing
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
- prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- MUR 3 areas as designated on the future land use plan map within the B-3 and M-1 zoning districts.
Uses
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Bulk plane angle for buildings fronting Broad Street17.5 degrees
All buildings that front on Broad Street and not otherwise restricted, shall be subject to an angle of bulk plane of 17.5 degrees.
Other
- Minimum landscaped open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.15 pct
A minimum of 15 percent of the gross site area must be landscaped open space.
- Residential to commercial ratio3 ratio
For every 1,000 square feet of residential space, a minimum of 3,000 square feet of office, retail, hotel, or combination must also be constructed.
Parking
- Maximum surface parking percentage25 pct
Surface parking shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the gross site area.
From the ordinance
The MUR option 3 may be utilized only where the MUR 3 symbol appears on the future land use plan map of the comprehensive plan within the B-3 and M-1 zoning districts. ... All MUR option 3 applications are subject to an 87-foot maximum height limitation.
Parking requirements
{
"general": "Per division 2, with shared parking options"
}