Falls Church, Virginia · District

R-1B

Medium density residential district
ResidentialTwo FamilyAll Falls Church districts0

Dimensional standards

R-1B lot requirementsSTREETFront 25 ftRear 30 ftSide 10 ftMin width 60 ftMIN LOT AREA7,500 sq ftMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 2.5 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE25%MAX IMPERVIOUS35%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Uses

Extracted standards

5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Design

  • Dwelling orientation

    One-family principal dwellings shall be located so the front of the dwelling is oriented toward the front setback and street; the side of the dwelling toward the side setback and the rear of the dwelling toward the rear setback.

Height

Lot

Other

  • Pervious surface reduction25 pct

    For purposes of calculating impervious lot coverage, uncovered driveways walks and patios using pervious materials shall be reduced by up to 25 percent of the entire pervious surface area.

From the ordinance

For one-family dwellings: 7,500 sq ft. Front yard 25 ft, side yard 10 ft, rear yard 30 ft. Max height 35 ft or 2.5 stories. Max lot coverage 25%.
Sec. 48-259 through 48-265