Herndon
Zoning districts
4 districts, grouped by category.
Industrial
1Open space
1General provisions
330 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The maximum floor area ratio permitted in the O&LI district is .7. A minimum of 25 percent of the development site shall be designated as open space.
The maximum floor area ratio permitted in the O&LI district is .7. A minimum of 20 percent of the development site shall be designated as open space.
A minimum of 20 percent of the development site shall be designated as open space and shall be subject to the general Open Space Standards in Article XI, section 78-111.3.
All lots shall have frontage on a public street. All business, service, storage and display of goods shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building. All refuse shall be contained in an approved dumpster screened in accordance with Article XI.
All lots shall have frontage on a public street. All business, service, storage and display of goods shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building. All refuse shall be contained in an approved dumpster screened.
The resulting floor area ratio on sites does not exceed a floor area ratio of 1:25. The height of the building, inclusive of parking levels, does not exceed 110 feet. A minimum of 35 percent of the site is open space.
Building facades shall not be less than 20 feet in height as measured from the finished grade of the abutting public sidewalk to the top of the parapet on flat-roofed buildings or to the eave of pitched roof buildings. Setback shall be sufficient to provide for a sidewalk or other streetscape improvements of a minimum of 12 feet in width.
Building facades shall not be less than 20 feet in height. Setback shall be sufficient to provide for a sidewalk or other streetscape improvements of a minimum of 12 feet in width. Parking is not permitted within ten feet of any street right-of-way.
An increase in height over the height and floor area ratio allowed in the table of dimensional standards in the applicable business zoning district (CO or O&LI), may be permitted by a special exception... The resulting floor area ratio on the site does not exceed 1.0; The height of the building does not exceed 100 feet; A minimum of 50 percent of the site that is the subject of the special exception is open space.
An increase in height over the height and floor area ratio allowed in the table of dimensional standards in the applicable business zoning district (CO or O&LI), may be permitted by a special exception ... provided that the resulting floor area ratio on the site does not exceed 1.0; the height of the building does not exceed 100 feet; a minimum of 50 percent of the site is open space.
An increase in height or floor area ratio over the height and floor area ratio allowed in table of dimensional standards in the O&LI zoning district, may be permitted by a special exception... The resulting floor area ratio on the parcel does not exceed 1.25. The height of the building does not exceed 160 feet or 275 feet when located within 500 feet of the Dulles Toll Road. A minimum of 50 percent of the site that is the subject of the special exception is open space.
An increase in height or floor area ratio over the height and floor area ratio allowed in table of dimensional standards in the O&LI zoning district, may be permitted by a special exception ... provided that the resulting floor area ratio on the parcel does not exceed 1.25. The height of the building does not exceed 160 feet or 275 feet when located within 500 feet of the Dulles Toll Road. A minimum of 50 percent of the site is open space.
An increase in height over the height and floor area ratio allowed in Table 78-40.4(g) table of dimensional standards in the O&LI zoning district, may be permitted by a special exception... The parcel or parcels that are the subject of the special exception are not less than 200,000 square feet; The resulting floor area ratio on sites does not exceed a floor area ratio of 1:25; The height of the building, inclusive of parking levels, does not exceed 110 feet; A minimum of 35 percent of the site is open space.
As an option, these provisions shall apply to parcels zoned O&LI, located further than 500 feet from property zoned RTC or R-10, and located within 2,000 feet of the [text truncated].
The planned development (PD) districts are a type of planned unit development district intended to encourage innovative development and redevelopment options.
Development located within a planned development district and outside of the historic district overlay, other than single-family detached units, shall be subject to the approval of the architectural review board.
Planned development districts shall comply with the general standards in section 78-50.1, general provisions, section 78-50.2 additional development standards for planned development districts, development standards in Article V, development standards, and all other applicable standards in this chapter and other chapters of this Code.
The following downtown requirements shall apply in sectors 1, 2, 3, and a small part of sector 6 ... for any development in any such zoning district.
The maximum gross density of the PD-R district shall be five dwellings per acre. The height of structures in the PD-R district shall not exceed 45 feet.
The maximum gross density of the PD-R district shall be five dwellings per acre. The height of structures in the PD-R district shall not exceed 45 feet. A minimum of 25 percent of the gross land area shall be set-aside as common open space.
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