Falls Church

Temporary shelter means a brief or limited use of a structure for providing overnight sleeping accommodations at no or nominal charge to the persons provided the accommodation. A temporary shelter may not be operated for profitable purposes or to directly advance a profitable purpose.

Tree means any self-supporting woody plant growing upon the earth which usually provides one main trunk and produces a more or less distinct and elevated head with many branches. Trees shall measure no less than two inches in diameter at six inches above ground level.

Floor area ratio (FAR) means a mathematical expression of the bulk or intensity of land development, determined by dividing the gross floor area of all buildings at or above grade level on a given parcel of land by the gross square footage of that same parcel of land. No parking structure or parking space shall be counted against the permitted floor area.

Hotel means any building, or portion thereof, containing 12 or more guestrooms ... Inn and bed and breakfast means a structure, either new or renovated, with fewer than 12 guestrooms or suites ... Motel means a building or group of buildings containing 12 or more guestrooms or suites each

Kennel means any place in or at which three or more dogs, more than three months of age, are boarded for a fee.

Recreation vehicle means a vehicle which is: ... Four hundred square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection; ...

For dwellings units and community buildings: 20 feet from public right-of-way, 10 feet side, 20 feet rear; side increased to 15 if adjacent to residential. Interior fences no taller than 36 inches.

Minimum gross site area 3 acres. Max density 8 du/acre. Setback 25 ft from street, 20 ft side/rear. Max height 35 ft and 3 stories. Max building coverage 20%.

Minimum gross site area 3 acres; max density 8 du/acre; coverage 20% buildings, 50% with parking; setbacks 25 ft from street, 20 ft side/rear; max height 35 ft or 3 stories.

No land, building, structure or premises shall hereafter be used, designed or intended to be used, and no building or part thereof shall be located, erected, moved, structurally altered, reconstructed, enlarged or converted, except in conformity with the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is or is to be located.

Every townhouse dwelling shall have a minimum lot area of 2,640 square feet. Front yard setback 25 ft, rear 40 ft, height max 35 ft or 3 stories, density max 10 du/acre.

Min lot area 2,640 sq ft; min width 24 ft interior, 44 ft corner, 34 ft end; front setback 25 ft; side setback 20 ft corner, 10 ft end; rear 40 ft; max height 35 ft or 3 stories; max coverage 40%; min floor area 1,500 sq ft; max density 10 du/acre.

Minimum lot area for multifamily 43,560 sq ft, width 100 ft, front 25 ft, side 15 ft, rear 40 ft, height max 35 ft or 3 stories, building coverage 25%, total impervious 50%.

Min lot area: multifamily 43,560 sq ft; boardinghouses 7,500; other 20,000. Min lot width: 100 ft. Yards: front 25, side 15-18, rear 40. Max height: 35 ft or 3 stories. Max coverage: 25% buildings, 50% with parking.

The city council shall approve a special exception entitlement and may modify the requirements of this division to allow height above the limits set forth in section 48-1101 and residential uses within a mixed-use development project.

It shall be unlawful for an owner or agent of the owner, person or tenant to use or permit the use of any structure or land or part thereof, existing or hereafter erected, constructed, changed, converted or enlarged, wholly or partly or for any person (not employees), tenant or corporation, occupying any space in such structures until a certificate of occupancy has been approved by the zoning administrator.

The following uses for the O-D, official design district shall be permitted as specified in the projected land use plan...

The following uses for the O-D, official design district shall be permitted as specified in the projected land use plan...

The purpose of these provisions is to prevent: the loss of life, health, or property... by (1) Regulating uses... (2) Restricting or prohibiting certain uses... (3) Requiring all those uses... to be protected and/or floodproofed...

no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis ... that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels