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Municipality · Virginia

Leesburg

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16
Districts
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Extracted rules
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Zoning districts

16 districts, grouped by category.

Overlay

2
A-1Overlay

Airport Overlay District

Leesburg, VA
H-2Overlay

H-2 Corridor Overlay District

Leesburg, VA

Commercial

5
B-1Commercial

Community (Downtown) Business District

Leesburg, VA
Max height
65 ft
Front setback
1 ft
Permitted uses
2
B-2Commercial

Established Corridor Commercial District

Leesburg, VA
B-3Commercial

Community Retail/Commercial District

Leesburg, VA
B-4Commercial

Mixed-Use Business District

Leesburg, VA
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
1
O-1Commercial

General Office District

Leesburg, VA
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
1

Other

1
H-1Other
Leesburg, VA

Industrial

1
I-1Industrial

Industrial/Research Park

Leesburg, VA
Min lot
217,800 sq ft (5 ac)
Max height
50 ft
Permitted uses
4

Residential

7
R-1Residential

Single-Family Residential District

Leesburg, VA
Min lot
43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
Front setback
30 ft
Max density
1 du/ac
Permitted uses
2
R-16Residential

Residential District R-16

Leesburg, VA
Min lot
87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
Permitted uses
8
R-2Residential

Single-Family Residential District

Leesburg, VA
Min lot
21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
Front setback
25 ft
Max density
2 du/ac
Permitted uses
2
R-22Residential

Residential District R-22

Leesburg, VA
Min lot
87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
Permitted uses
7
R-4Residential

Residential District R-4

Leesburg, VA
Min lot
87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
Permitted uses
27
R-6Residential

Residential District R-6

Leesburg, VA
Min lot
87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
Permitted uses
19
R-8Residential

Residential District R-8

Leesburg, VA
Min lot
87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
Permitted uses
9

General provisions

487 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 5.1.32 standards

Maximum height for a place of worship may exceed 35 feet when allowed by a special exception... All buildings housing Natural Spring Water Extraction and Bottling Plant operations shall be setback a minimum of 50 feet from all property lines adjacent to residential uses.

Sec. 5.6

The R-HD, Historic Residential District is primarily intended to accommodate residential development that is compatible with and preserves the character of the Old and Historic (H-1 Overlay) District.

Sec. 5.6.1

The R-HD, Historic Residential District is primarily intended to accommodate residential development that is compatible with and preserves the character of the Old and Historic (H-1 Overlay) District.

Sec. 7.10.2, 7.10.35 standards

The form-based Crescent Design District is hereby established ... to be known as the Crescent Design (CD) District. The CD District Map divides the District into nine sub-districts.

Sec. 7.10.3.A.1.a

Residential Medium Density (CD-RM): Intended for residential only and designated as medium residential density by right.

Sec. 7.10.3.A.1.b

Residential High Density (CD-RH): Intended for residential only and designated as high residential density by right.

Sec. 7.10.3.A.1.c1 standards

Mixed Use Residential (CD-MUR): Primarily residential with a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of gross ground floor area devoted to commercial uses.

Sec. 7.10.3.A.1.d

Commercial (CD-C): Primarily commercial (office and retail) with the possibility for residential uses on the second (2nd) floor and above.

Sec. 7.10.3.A.1.e

Mixed Use Optional (CD-MUO): Primarily commercial but free-standing high density residential buildings permitted as an option in rezoning. That is, residential uses do not have to be vertically integrated with nonresidential uses in buildings when approved by Council as part of a rezoning request.

Sec. 7.10.3.A.1.f

Institutional (CD-I): Recognizes existing public institutional uses.

Sec. 7.10.3.A.1.g

Open Space/CD-C Option (CD-OSO): Intended for park or open space based on existing uses and environmental features including extensive floodplain. However, is treated as Commercial (CD-C) category for by-right zoning and rezoning purposes.

Sec. 7.10.3.A.1.h

Open Space (CD-OS): Recognizes existing open space areas (W&OD Trail and Town parks) and future open space areas that due to floodplain or current use should not be developed.

Sec. 7.10.3.A.1.i

Commercial Corridor (CD-CC): Intended to allow nonresidential buildings of up to five (5) stories by-right with the proviso that only nonresidential uses shall be permitted in the Corridor by-right. Mixed use buildings and residential uses are achievable inside the Corridor only through a rezoning approved by Town Council.

Sec. 7.10.3.B.1.a2 standards

Corridor 5/5-0/5: Nonresidential - Five Stories allowed By-Right and Five Stories maximum; Mixed Use or Residential – 0 Stories allowed By-Right and up to Five Stories per Rezoning.

Sec. 7.10.3.B.1.b1 standards

2/5: Two Stories By-Right and up to Five Stories per Rezoning.

Sec. 7.10.3.B.1.c1 standards

3/3: Three Stories By-Right and Three Stories maximum.

Sec. 7.10.3.B.1.d1 standards

3/4: Three Stories By-Right and up to Four Stories per Rezoning.

Sec. 7.10.3.B.1.e1 standards

3/5: Three Stories By-Right and up to Five Stories per Rezoning.

Sec. 7.10.3.B.1.f1 standards

4/4: Four Stories By-Right and Four Stories Maximum.

Sec. 7.10.3.B.1.g1 standards

Intersection Building Nodes where a minimum of Three Stories are required.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.