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.
Uses which do not conform to all applicable requirements of this chapter shall, upon the effective date of the ordinance from which this division is derived, become nonconforming. 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.
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.
No automobile filling station, public garage, or automobile repair shop shall have a vehicular entrance or exit within 400 feet along the same side of a street and in the same block, of the premises of any school, public playground, church, hospital, public library, or institution for children or dependents...
No automobile filling station, public garage, or automobile repair shop shall have a vehicular entrance or exit within 400 feet along the same side of a street and in the same block, of the premises of any school, public playground, church, hospital, public library, or institution for children or dependents
No automobile filling station, public garage, or automobile repair shop shall have a vehicular entrance or exit within 400 feet along the same side of a street and in the same block, of the premises of any school, public playground, church, hospital, public library, or institution for children or dependents... No automobile filling station or public garage shall be permitted where any oil draining pit or visible appliance for any such purpose, other than filling caps, is located within 12 feet of any street lot line or within 25 feet of an R district.
No automobile filling station, public garage, or automobile repair shop shall have a vehicular entrance or exit within 400 feet along the same side of a street... no part of any such automobile filling station, garage, or shop shall be within 100 feet of any of the said public, semipublic, or institutional buildings or properties.
No automobile filling station or public garage shall be permitted where any oil draining pit or visible appliance for any such purpose, other than filling caps, is located within 12 feet of any street lot line or within 25 feet of an R district, except where such appliance or pit is within a building.
No automobile filling station or public garage shall be permitted where any oil draining pit or visible appliance for any such purpose, other than filling caps, is located within 12 feet of any street lot line or within 25 feet of an R district
The site area for all MUR applications must be at least 2½ contiguous acres. ... Development shall comply with a minimum project area perimeter-building setback of 14 feet from the face of the curb or if there is no curb, from the property line, and a maximum project area perimeter-building setback of 20 feet.
The site area for all MUR applications must be at least 2½ contiguous acres... Development shall comply with a minimum project area perimeter-building setback of 14 feet from the face of the curb...
The building height, lot size and yard regulations indicated in this division shall be observed unless otherwise specified. Fences, walls, corner lot vision, accessory uses, and site plan requirements are as set forth.
The building height, lot size and yard regulations indicated in this division shall be observed unless otherwise specified. ... Maximum building height shall be 4 stories or 45 feet, whichever is shorter. ... Maximum building lot coverage shall be 60%.
Structures permitted above height limit: radio towers may exceed by 25 ft; fire walls 4 ft; penthouses 20 ft; chimneys 24 ft. Substandard lots: side yard min 20% of lot width but not less than 7.5 ft; rear yard min 30% of lot depth but not less than 20 ft. Front yards in R districts: average of neighbors, min 30 ft in R-1A, 25 ft in R-1B, max 50 ft.
Terraces, steps, uncovered porches and landings: six feet. Bay windows and balconies occupying not more than one-third of the wall length: three feet.
Terraces, steps, uncovered porches and landings: six feet. Bay windows and balconies occupying not more than one-third of the wall length: three feet.
Any permitted use or accessory structure not over 1½ story or 12 feet in height and accessory dwellings, such buildings occupying in the aggregate not more than 30 percent of the minimum rear yard area, or up to 50 percent where such buildings include an accessory dwelling, shall be located not less than five feet from the principal building, not less than ten feet from all street and alley lines and not less than three feet from all other lot lines
A private garage or other accessory structure that does not house a dwelling may be attached to the principal building, if made structurally a part thereof or may be attached by a covered passageway not less than ten feet wide. Such accessory structure may not occupy any part of a required front or side yard.
In a B, M, or O-D district, an awning or canopy may project a maximum of five feet from a building facade into a minimum front yard
In a B, M, or O-D district, an awning or canopy may project a maximum of five feet from a building facade into a minimum front yard, provided the following conditions are met...
In a B, M, or O-D district, an awning or canopy may project a maximum of five feet from a building facade into a minimum front yard
Source documents
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