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.
Such facilities shall be owned by a nonprofit organization and operated on a nonprofit basis. Such uses shall be screened appropriately to preserve the character of surrounding uses.
The minimum lot area for a building with a drive-through window shall be no less than one acre (43,560 square feet), with a minimum street frontage of not less than 200 feet.
The minimum lot area shall be 2½ acres. ... The maximum building height shall not exceed six stories or 75 feet, whichever is the lesser.
A temporary stand or sales facility shall be permitted only within the B-1, B-2, and M-1 districts, except ... No temporary stand or sales facility shall be permitted for more than a total of 30 days on any one property within any one calendar year.
A temporary stand or sales facility shall be permitted only within the B-1, B-2, and M-1 districts... No temporary stand or sales facility shall be permitted for more than a total of 30 days on any one property within any one calendar year.
A temporary stand or sales facility shall be permitted only within the B-1, B-2, and M-1 districts... No temporary stand or sales facility shall be permitted for more than a total of 30 days on any one property within any one calendar year.
A temporary stand or sales facility shall be permitted only within the B-1, B-2, and M-1 districts, except, subject to all other provisions of this chapter, nonprofit, fraternal, service, religious, civic, quasigovernmental or other charitable organizations may operate a temporary stand or sales facility in any district
mobile food vending is restricted to the B-1, B-2, B-3, O-D and M-1 districts, and shall not park, stand or otherwise occupy a public right-of-way. ... No mobile service vending vehicle shall operate on any one property for more than three hours per day.
Mobile food vending is restricted to the B-1, B-2, B-3, O-D and M-1 districts... Mobile food service vendor vehicles may operate on a public street in an R district provided they stop only to conduct transactions, are stopped for no more than five minutes... No mobile service vending vehicle shall operate on any one property for more than three hours per day.
Mobile food vending is restricted to the B-1, B-2, B-3, O-D and M-1 districts... No mobile service vending vehicle shall operate on any one property for more than three hours per day.
Mobile food service vendor vehicles may operate on a public street in an R district provided they stop only to conduct transactions, are stopped for no more than five minutes in any single neighborhood, do not block vehicle or pedestrian traffic and do not create a nuisance due to noise or litter.
a minimum ten-foot-wide buffer area generally located between the screening and the proposed use or building in the development; ... The buffer shall contain screening elements at least six feet in height consisting of either a masonry wall, a combined earthen berm and dense landscaping, a solid wood fence, or a combination of any of these screening elements.
Various sections
The resulting development in which 75 percent or more of its residential units qualify as affordable housing for low and moderate income purchasers or renters may be exempted from primary criteria contained in subsections (d)(1)b and c of this section.
The cottage housing development provides an age-restricted community, as provided for under the Federal Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995; ... The entire site area of a cottage housing development is located within 500 linear feet of a designated revitalization area; ... meets the standards for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification
A special exception will expire within 36 months of the date of approval, if either the use or any new proposed construction is not commenced within such 36-month time period.
The various provisions of this division, with the exception of the specific use requirements in sections 48-898, 48-932 through 48-935, 48-938, 48-939 and 48-941(2), shall not apply to residential spaces and aisles provided accessory to and on the same property as any single-family residence or townhouse for the exclusive use of the residents of that property; provided, further, that such accessory residential parking spaces comply with the following requirements: (1) No more than four vehicles are to be parked on any one property.
The various provisions of this division, with the exception of the specific use requirements in sections 48-898, 48-932 through 48-935, 48-938, 48-939 and 48-941(2), shall not apply to residential spaces and aisles provided accessory to and on the same property as any single-family residence or townhouse for the exclusive use of the residents of that property
No more than four vehicles are to be parked on any one property.
No more than four vehicles are to be parked on any one property. ... Aisles providing access to off-street parking areas ... at least 22 feet in width if designated for two-way traffic...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.