Falls Church
Zoning districts
11 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
5Limited Business District
- Max height
- 85 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
Central Business District
- Max height
- 115 ft
- Permitted uses
- 21
General Business District
- Max height
- 85 ft
- Permitted uses
- 51
Transitional District T-1
- Max height
- 8 ft
Transitional District T-2
- Max height
- 8 ft
Industrial
1Mixed use
3Mixed-Use Redevelopment Option 1
- Min lot
- 108,900 sq ft (2.5 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 14 ft
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
Mixed-Use Redevelopment Option 2
- Min lot
- 108,900 sq ft (2.5 ac)
- Max height
- 87 ft
- Front setback
- 14 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Mixed-Use Redevelopment Option 3
- Min lot
- 108,900 sq ft (2.5 ac)
- Max height
- 87 ft
- Front setback
- 14 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Residential
2General provisions
241 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The architectural advisory board shall review all applications for permanent permitted signs.
The affordable dwelling unit program may apply to any site... located in the R-C, R-M, R-TH, T-1, or M-1 zoning districts; in the B-1, B-2, and B-3 zoning districts only through the special exception process; and/or in any mixed-use redevelopment (MUR) designated areas.
shall be no more than 1½ stories and not exceed 20 feet in height measured to the peak of the roof
A minimum of 15 percent of the gross site area must be landscaped open space. Five percent of the interior of all surface parking facilities must be landscaped. Structured parking facilities must include a minimum of two percent of landscaped area on the top decks...
Site screening is required between adjoining uses and development not separated by a street at a MUR application area perimeter. Requirements A, B, and C are standards for the size and site screening area...
Nonresidential uses applying for a certificate of occupancy business use permit shall be exempt from the first 1,200 square feet of contributing floor area when calculating off-street parking requirements... When units of measurement determining the number of required parking spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, one additional parking space shall be required.
Nonresidential uses applying for a certificate of occupancy business use permit shall be exempt from the first 1,200 square feet of contributing floor area when calculating off-street parking requirements
Parking, loading, unloading and maneuvering space for service vehicles must be provided for every building, structure or use that receives or distributes materials or merchandise by vehicular mode.
Nonresidential uses applying for a certificate of occupancy business use permit shall be exempt from the first 1,200 square feet of contributing floor area when calculating off-street parking requirements, provided: ...
When units of measurement determining the number of required parking spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, one additional parking space shall be required.
Bicycle parking shall be provided for office, retail, multifamily and hotel development projects for employees and visitors/customers on private property... Retail bicycle parking locations shall be installed at highly visible exterior locations within 50 feet of the primary building entrances...
In all districts off-street parking areas, off-street loading areas and standing spaces shall be provided in connection with, accessory to, and on the same premises as, each and every use, including municipal facilities, in the amount specified within this section in Table 3.
In all districts off-street parking areas, off-street loading areas and standing spaces shall be provided in connection with, accessory to, and on the same premises as, each and every use, including municipal facilities, in the amount specified within this section in Table 3.
In all districts off-street parking areas, off-street loading areas and standing spaces shall be provided in connection with, accessory to, and on the same premises as, each and every use, including municipal facilities, in the amount specified within this section in Table 3. Bicycle parking shall be provided for office, retail, multifamily and hotel development projects for employees and visitors/customers on private property as specified below in Tables 4 and 5.
Gasoline stations shall provide 1 per 100 sf of floor area dedicated to sale of food and non-auto oriented goods in addition to other requirements.
Loading spaces for self storage warehouse - 1 space per 20,000 sf of floor area.
Off-street parking assigned to an individual townhouse located inside the T-1 district may be tandem parked
Historical and monumental sites: planning commission determination... Parks: planning commission determination... Loading spaces for self storage warehouse - 1 space per 20,000 sf of floor area.
Retail bicycle parking locations shall be installed at highly visible exterior locations within 50 feet of the primary building entrances unless there are physical obstructions that cannot be changed or moved to accommodate the bicycle parking within the 50-foot distance, as determined by the director of development services.
No use which is made nonconforming by virtue of the adoption of the ordinance from which this division is derived shall be expanded, extended or enlarged in any way that would increase the off-street parking requirement unless and until such increased requirement is satisfied.
Source documents
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