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.
Parking lot areas shall contain a minimum of five percent interior landscaping in addition to any required perimeter landscaping.
Buffers between different adjacent zoning districts shall apply to all sites whenever a site plan is required... The five buffer types are described in this subsection and are summarized in table 1.
Buffers between different adjacent zoning districts shall apply to all sites whenever a site plan is required for the property upon which it is located.
Buffers between different adjacent zoning districts shall apply to all sites whenever a site plan is required for the property upon which it is located.
Buffers between different adjacent zoning districts shall apply to all sites whenever a site plan is required for the property upon which it is located.
Landscape plans shall be prepared by a landscape architect, landscape designer, certified arborist or Virginia Certified Nurseryman (VCN).
Landscape plans shall be prepared by a landscape architect, landscape designer, certified arborist or Virginia Certified Nurseryman (VCN).
Dead or diseased plant material shall be removed or treated promptly by the property owner and replaced within 180 days.
All vegetation required by this section, except vegetation on single-family residential lots as detailed in section 48-1180, must be installed prior to the occupancy of the site.
It shall be the ultimate responsibility of successive property owners to ensure that the required vegetation is properly maintained in compliance with the approved site plan in perpetuity. Dead or diseased plant material shall be removed or treated promptly by the property owner and replaced within 180 days.
All vegetation shall meet the minimum standards for health, form, and root condition, as outlined in the latest edition of American Standard for Nursery Stock.
No conventional or satellite television or radio antenna may be placed in the front yard of any lot in the city. ... All ground-mounted television and radio receiving antennas and satellite television antennas shall be located no less than five feet from any lot line.
No conventional or satellite television or radio antenna may be placed in the front yard of any lot in the city. A ground-mounted conventional television or radio antenna may be placed on a lot only in the rear yard.
No conventional or satellite television or radio antenna may be placed in the front yard of any lot in the city.
No conventional or satellite television or radio antenna may be placed in the front yard of any lot in the city. ... No ground-mounted satellite television antenna may exceed ten feet in height...
No special use permit shall authorize an adult use less than 500 feet from any residential district... Hours of operation for any adult movie theater... shall not extend after 2:00 a.m.
A special use permit is necessary for the establishment of an adult use ... no special use permit shall authorize an adult use less than 500 feet from any residential district ... no two such adult uses shall be located within 1,000 feet of each other ... Adult uses shall not begin service to the public or any outside activity before 6:00 a.m.
The following restrictions apply to the location and extent of adult uses in the city: (1) Except pursuant to subsection (5) below, no special use permit shall authorize an adult use less than 500 feet from any residential district or planned development district boundary.
No special use permit shall authorize an adult use less than 500 feet from any residential district or planned development district boundary.
The zoning administrator may approve outdoor dining uses following review by the zoning administrator, building official, and other applicable city agencies, for adherence to federal, state and local codes and regulations, subject to the following conditions: ... The zoning administrator may approve reductions in required parking to accommodate a proposed outdoor dining use, on a case by case basis.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.