THIS ZONING LAYER IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AND WAS REPLACED WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE LOUDOUN COUNY ZONING ORDINANCE ON DEC 13, 2023. The purpose is to facilitate the administration of the zoning ordinance. The data are used extensively for taxation, subdivision review, permitting, and planning.
This zoning layer constitutes the zoning map for Loudoun County that was in effect until the adoption of the new Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. on December 13, 2023, rendering it no longer in effect. It reflects expiration of grandfathering provisions of the 1972 Zoning Ordinance for certain proffered PD-H and R-Districts created prior to June 16, 1993. The zoning data is owned and maintained by Loudoun County, Virginia Department of Planning and Zoning.
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This zoning ordinance is no longer valid due to the adoption of the new Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance on Dec 13, 2023.
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ZO_ZONE: Zoning district (see 1993 and 1972 ordinances for permitted uses and specific requirements)
Code Short Description: Full Description A10 Agriculture: Agriculture and low density residential development with a maximum density of one unit per 10 acres. Cluster and hamlet options. A3 Agricultural/Residential: Agriculture and low density residential development with a maximum density of one unit per 3 acres with a predominantly agricultural character. Cluster and hamlet options. AR1 Agricultural Rural - 1: Rural business and residential uses: 1.0 lot per 20 acres (Base Density), 1.0 lot per 10 acres (Principal/Subordinate Subdivision Option), 1.0 lot per 5 acres (Cluster Subdivision Option) AR2 Agricultural Rural - 2: Rural business and residential uses: 1.0 lot per 40 acres (Base Density), 1.0 lot per 20 acres (Principal/Subordinate Subdivsion Option), 1.0 lot per 15 acres (Cluster Subdivision Option) C1 Commercial: Commercial primarily retail and personal services. C1 is under 1972 ordinance and is only within the Route 28 Tax District. CLI Commercial/Light Industry: Mix of compatible light industrial uses, industrial-related business uses, and related retail uses on minimum two acre lots. Only along Route 50 from Fairfax/Loudoun County line west to Route 659. New CLI district rezoning limited to parcels contiguous to existing CLI district. CR1 Countryside Residential-1: Residential development with a maximum density of 1 unit per acre. Not served by public water and sewer. Cluster and hamlet options. CR2 Countryside Residential-2: Residential development with a maximum density of 2 units per acre. Not served by public water and sewer. Cluster option with public water and/or sewer. CR3 Countryside Residential-3: Residential development with a maximum density of 3 units per acre. Not served by public water and sewer. Cluster option with public sewer. CR4 Countryside Residential-4: Residential development with a maximum density of 4 units per acre. Not served by public water and sewer. GB General Business: General destination retail and service businesses that serve the needs of residents and businesses in the vicinity, on one-half acre lots. Access to major collector or arterial roads (but cannot front on or abut collector or arterial roads). I1 Industrial: Primarily heavy industrial. I1 is under 1972 ordinance and is only within the Route 28 Tax District. IAD Dulles: Washington-Dulles International Airport JLMA1 Joint Land Management Area-1: Residential uses, cluster and traditional town subdivision design; 1.0 du/40,000 sq. ft. JLMA2 Joint Land Management Area-2: Residential uses, cluster and traditional town subdivision design; 1.0 du/20,000 sq. ft. JLMA3 Joint Land Management Area-3: Residential uses, cluster and traditional town subdivision design; 1.0 du per 3 acres JLMA20 Joint Land Management Area-20: Rural business and residential uses, large lot subdivision design (no cluster option); 1.0 du per 20 acres MRHI Mineral Resource/Heavy Industry: Diabase resource extraction operations (quarries) co-located with compatible heavy industrial uses. Specific use limitations for stone quarry operations. PDAAAR Planned Development-Active Adult/Age Restricted: Planned adult residential communities. PDAAAR districts have a minimum of 25 acres, public sewer and water, and are served by one or more major arterial or collector roads. Consistent with locations designated for high-density urban residential development. PDCCCC Planned Development-Commercial Center (Community Center): Serves retail shopping needs of surrounding community. Minimum of 6 acres, maximum of 20 acres. PDCCNC Planned Development-Commercial Center (Neighborhood Center): Serves convenience needs of adjacent residential neighborhoods. Minimum of 1.5 acres, maximum of 6 acres. PDCCRC Planned Development-Commercial Center (Regional Center): Large scale commercial centers which provide a wide range of retail, office, and service uses, with one or more anchor stores, to the regional market. Minimum of 60 acres with controlled access to arterial roads. PDCCSC Planned Development-Commercial Center (Small Regional Center): Small regional centers consisting of individual large and small scale commercial uses selling a broad range of goods or services to a market beyond the local community. Minimum of 20 acres, maximum of 60 acres. Controlled access to a major collector. PDCH Planned Development-Commercial Highway: Highway related commercial districts. PDCH is under the 1972 ordinance and is only within the Route 28 Tax District. PDGI Planned Development-General Industrial: Medium intensity industrial uses with public nuisance. potential. PDH3 Planned Development Housing-3: Mixed use residential communities including single family and multifamily housing products with supportive non-residential uses, subject to an adopted concept development plan. Maximum overall residential density of 3 units per acre. PDH4 Planned Development Housing-4: Mixed use residential communities including single family and multifamily housing products with supportive non-residential uses, subject to an adopted concept development plan. Maximum overall residential density of 4 units per acre. PDH6 Planned Development Housing-6: Mixed use residential communities including single family and multifamily housing products with supportive non-residential uses, subject to an adopted concept development plan. Maximum overall residential density of 6 units per acre. PDIP Planned Development-Industrial Park: Light and medium industrial uses with supporting accessory uses and facilities designed with a parklike environment. May be subject to a concept development plan. PDOP Planned Development-Office Park: Office park established primarily for administrative, business, and professional offices designed in a parklike environment and subject to an adopted concept development plan. PDRDP Planned Development-Research and Development Park: Planned mixed employment park, subject to an adopted concept development plan, which allows the mixing of research and development firms, office complexes, certain types of manufacturing and interrelated land uses. PDRV Planned Development-Rural Village: A rural, pedestrian oriented, mixed use community consisting of single family detached houses, townhomes, apartments, stores, and employment centers located on 20% of the district and surrounded by the remaining farmland in an open space conservation easement. PDSA Planned Development-Special Activity: A district established to accommodate uses which require sizable land area that may require functional separation from normal residential, commercial, or industrial development (e.g. airports, zoos, stadiums, etc.). PDSC Planned Development-Shopping Center: Permits development of neighborhood, community, and regional shopping centers in scale with surrounding market areas. PDSC is under the 1972 ordinance. PDTC Planned Development-Town Center: A district established to provide for a compatible mixture of commercial, cultural, institutional, governmental, and residential uses in compact pedestrian oriented, traditional town centers, in areas consistent with the Comprehensive Plan serving as focal points for substantial residential areas. PDTRC Planned Development-Transit Related Center: Planned District established to provide for a compatible mixture of commercial, cultural, institutional, governmental, recreational, and high-density housing uses in compact, pedestrian oriented, transit oriented developments and transit-designed supportive areas. R1 Single Family Residential-1: Low-density single family detached development with a maximum density of 1 unit per acre. Served by public water and sewer. Cluster options. R2 Single Family Residential-2: Low to moderate density single family detached development with a maximum density of 2 units per acre. Served by public water and sewer. Cluster, suburban, and traditional design options. R3 Single Family Residential-3: Moderate density single family detached development with a maximum density of 3 units per acre. Served by public water and sewer. Cluster, suburban, and traditional design options. R4 Single Family Residential-4: Moderate density single family detached development with a maximum density of 4 units per acre. Served by public water and sewer. Cluster and traditional design options. R8 Single Family Residential-8: Moderate to medium density single family detached, duplex, townhouse, and single family attached development with a maximum density of 8 units per acre. Served by public water and sewer. Traditional design options. R16 Townhouse/Multifamily Residential-16: Single family attached and multifamily residences at a maximum density of 16 units per acre. Served by public water and sewer. In areas designated for infill development. Traditional design option. R24 Multifamily Residential-24: Multifamily residences at a maximum density of 24 dwelling units per acre. Served by public water and sewer. In areas designated for infill development. RC Rural Commercial: Commercial properties predominantly located in rural Loudoun. Uses are compatible with scale and character of existing villages. Minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet. Buildings pulled up to street and parking in rear or on street. TOWNS Incorporated Towns: Districts zoned by the incorporated town and administered by the town. TR1LF Transitional Residential - 1 (Lower Foley): Sub-district of TR1 with central utilities. Residential with cluster (50% open space); 1.0 du/acre TR1UBF Transitional Residential - 1 (Upper Broad Run and Upper Foley): Sub-district of TR1 without central utilities. Residential with cluster (50% open space); 1.0 du/acre TR2 Transitional Residential - 2: Residential with cluster (50% open space); 2.0 du/acre TR3 Transitional Residential - 3: Residential with cluster (50% open space - 70% in Lower Bull Run); 1.0 du/3 acres TR3LBR Transitional Residential - 3 (Lower Bull Run): Sub-district of TR3 with central utilities. Residential with cluster (70% open space); 1.0 du/3 acre TR3LF Transitional Residential - 3 (Lower Foley): Sub-district of TR3 with central utilities. Residential with cluster (50% open space); 1.0 du/3 acre TR3UBF Transitional Residential - 3 (Upper Broad Run and Upper Foley): Sub-district of TR3 without central utilities. Residential with cluster (50% open space); 1.0 du/3 acre TR10 Transitional Residential - 10: Residential with cluster (70% open space); 1.0 du/10 acres
ZO_ORDINANCE: Ordinance under which the property is administered, which does not necessarily correspond to the zone (e.g. a property may have a zone code of PDH3 for the zone in accordance with the 1993 ordinance, but it should have a value of 1972 for ordinance if it is administered as another zone, such as PDH24, under the 1972 ordinance).
Year Ordinance 1972 1972 Ordinance 1993 1993 Ordinance
ZO_SPEC_CODE: Code that indicates special circumstances
Code Circumstance WOD Part of Washington and Old Dominion Trail 28 Part of Route 28 Tax District TR Part of Dulles Toll Road
ZO_UPD_SOURCE: Source that created or modified feature class
Source Definition 0 Undetermined 1 Legacy 2 County 3 Contract