Falls Church

A site plan shall be required for: ... structural additions of more than 25 square feet of floor area... Any disturbance of land exceeding 2,500 square feet...

Approval by the planning commission shall be required where new gross floor area exceeds 50 percent of the existing floor area or exceeds 1,500 square feet.

Approval by the planning commission shall be required where new gross floor area exceeds 50 percent of the existing floor area or exceeds 1,500 square feet. All other site plans may be approved by the planning director.

The proposed improvement shall be located no closer than half the distance to the rear lot line, except that it may be permitted five feet from any rear property line if such rear property line is contiguous to common open space within the site planned development. The proposed structure may be no closer than one foot to a side lot line (for attached single-family dwellings) or consistent with the community's established detached single-family home side setbacks.

The proposed improvement shall be located no closer than half the distance to the rear lot line, except that it may be permitted five feet from any rear property line if such rear property line is contiguous to common open space within the site planned development. The proposed structure may be no closer than one foot to a side lot line (for attached single-family dwellings) or consistent with the community's established detached single-family home side setbacks.

Approval by the planning commission of a site plan submitted under the provisions of this division shall expire one year after the date of such approval, if building or other construction permits have not been obtained for construction in accordance therewith.

The owner, tenant and their agent, if any, shall be jointly and severally responsible for the maintenance of all landscaped areas not in the public right-of-way.

The owner, tenant and their agent, if any, shall be jointly and severally responsible for the maintenance of all landscaped areas not in the public right-of-way.

All developments, redevelopments, and/or land disturbing activities that are located in R1-A and R1-B zones that will disturb greater than or equal to 2,500 square feet of land shall provide for the preservation and/or planting of trees on the lot to the extent that, at a maturity of ten years, the minimum lot coverage of the tree canopy shall be 20 percent.

All developments, redevelopments, and/or land disturbing activities that are located in R1-A and R1-B zones that will disturb greater than or equal to 2,500 square feet of land shall provide for the preservation and/or planting of trees on the lot to the extent that, at a maturity of ten years, the minimum lot coverage of the tree canopy shall be 20 percent.

Where areas to be preserved (as designated on an approved landscape conservation plan) are encroached upon, the city arborist may require the replacement of any vegetation damaged or destroyed.

All developments, redevelopments, and/or land disturbing activities that are located in R1-A and R1-B zones that will disturb greater than or equal to 2,500 square feet of land shall provide for the preservation and/or planting of trees on the lot to the extent that, at a maturity of ten years, the minimum lot coverage of the tree canopy shall be 20 percent.

All developments, redevelopments, and/or land disturbing activities that are located in R1-A and R1-B zones that will disturb greater than or equal to 2,500 square feet of land shall provide for the preservation and/or planting of trees on the lot to the extent that, at a maturity of ten years, the minimum lot coverage of the tree canopy shall be 20 percent.

A five-foot-wide planting area may be required... Street trees shall be required... All landscaped areas adjacent to any vehicular travel way... shall be bordered by a six-inch concrete header curb.

A solid landscaped planting strip that is at least 3½ feet in height and ten feet in width shall be provided. This strip shall contain a minimum of 25 small shrubs and four canopy trees per 100 linear feet. ... A solid landscaped planting strip at least that is five feet in height and at least ten feet in width shall be provided. This strip shall contain a minimum of 25 large shrubs and four canopy trees per 100 linear feet.

The perimeter around off-street parking lots, newly constructed and/or existing, shall be landscaped in accordance with this section whenever a site plan is required for the property upon which it is located.

A solid landscaped planting strip that is at least 3½ feet in height and ten feet in width shall be provided. This strip shall contain a minimum of 25 small shrubs and four canopy trees per 100 linear feet.

The perimeter around off-street parking lots, newly constructed and/or existing, shall be landscaped in accordance with this section whenever a site plan is required.

Parking lot areas shall contain a minimum of five percent interior landscaping... One planting island of a minimum area of 162 square feet shall be provided for every 3,240 square feet of parking lot area. Each planting island shall contain a minimum of one shade tree per 162 square feet... Every parking space shall be located no more than 90 feet from an interior parking lot tree.

Interior parking lot landscaping shall apply to all parking lots that are 3,420 square feet in size and/or whenever a site plan is required for the property upon which it is located.