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.
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 or M district where the property abuts an R district, there shall be provided a buffer strip having the minimum specifications set forth in division 8 of this article.
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 or M district where the property abuts an R district, there shall be provided a buffer strip having the minimum specifications set forth in division 8 of this article.
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 or M district where the property abuts an R district, there shall be provided a buffer strip
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 or M district where the property abuts an R district, there shall be provided a buffer strip
In any front yard, height shall not exceed four feet. In any side or rear yard, and in yards abutting a public park, trail or unopened rights-of-way, height shall not exceed seven feet. When enclosing a playground, park, schoolyard or similar recreational facility, height shall not exceed ten feet in any yard.
In any front yard, height shall not exceed four feet. In any side or rear yard, and in yards abutting a public park, trail or unopened rights-of-way, height shall not exceed seven feet. When enclosing a playground, park, schoolyard or similar recreational facility, height shall not exceed ten feet in any yard.
In any front yard, height shall not exceed four feet. In any side or rear yard, and in yards abutting a public park, trail or unopened rights-of-way, height shall not exceed seven feet. When enclosing a playground, park, schoolyard or similar recreational facility, height shall not exceed ten feet in any yard.
In a B or M district where the property abuts an R district, there shall be provided a buffer strip having the minimum specifications set forth in division 8 of this article, subject to the provisions governing minimum vision, section 48-1103.
All utility pedestals, transformers, switchgear, air conditioning equipment and concrete foundation pads associated with underground installation, connection and distribution shall be placed, at or below grade level, at least three feet from the side or rear lot lines.
All utility pedestals, transformers, switchgear, air conditioning equipment and concrete foundation pads associated with underground installation, connection and distribution shall be placed, at or below grade level, at least three feet from the side or rear lot lines. Placement shall not be in yards abutting streets.
All utility pedestals, transformers, switchgear, air conditioning equipment and concrete foundation pads associated with underground installation, connection and distribution shall be placed, at or below grade level, at least three feet from the side or rear lot lines. Placement shall not be in yards abutting streets.
On corner lots in all zoning districts there shall be no obstructions to vision between a height of 3½ feet and ten feet above the elevation of the established curb... For corner lots having an interior angle of 90 degrees, 25 feet
On corner lots in all zoning districts there shall be no obstructions to vision between a height of 3½ feet and ten feet above the elevation of the established curb... within a triangular area bounded by the established street lines and a diagonal straight line connecting points along the street lines... each point of which is the following distance from the point of intersection... 25 feet for 90 degrees.
On corner lots in all zoning districts there shall be no obstructions to vision between a height of 3½ feet and ten feet above the elevation of the established curb...
Conditional uses permitted by special use permits are prohibited.
Conditional uses permitted by special use permits are prohibited.
Permitted accessory uses are as follows: (1) Private gardens. (2) Outdoor lighting... (6) Fences, decks, terraces, greenhouses, storage buildings, canopies and similar uses and structures.
Permitted accessory uses are as follows: (1) Private gardens. (2) Outdoor lighting... (3) Private off-street parking... (4) Private swimming pools and tennis courts. (5) Playgrounds. (6) Fences, decks, terraces, greenhouses, storage buildings, canopies and similar uses and structures.
Permitted accessory uses are as follows: (1) Private gardens. (2) Outdoor lighting... (3) Private off-street parking... (4) Private swimming pools and tennis courts. (5) Playgrounds. (6) Fences, decks, terraces, greenhouses, storage buildings, canopies and similar uses and structures.
The planning commission may prepare and recommend to the council an official design for any area of the city located in the O-D district and containing a minimum area of not less than five acres.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.