Leesburg
Zoning districts
16 districts, grouped by category.
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2Commercial
5Community (Downtown) Business District
- Max height
- 65 ft
- Front setback
- 1 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Established Corridor Commercial District
Community Retail/Commercial District
Mixed-Use Business District
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
General Office District
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Other
1Residential
7Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
Residential District R-16
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 8
Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 2 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
Residential District R-22
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 7
Residential District R-4
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 27
Residential District R-6
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 19
Residential District R-8
- 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.
A small-scaled facility manufacturing no more than 15,000 barrels of beer per calendar year; or a small-scale distillery, winery, or cidery manufacturing no more than 36,000 gallons; all as licensed in accordance with the Code of Virginia, as amended.
A small-scaled facility manufacturing no more than 15,000 barrels of beer per calendar year; or a small-scale distillery, winery, or cidery manufacturing no more than 36,000 gallons
A building or portion thereof, or group of buildings of similar design, providing transient accommodations with at least 25 percent of all rooms having direct access to the outside.
Neighborhood Retail Convenience Center uses established within Planned Districts are intended to service the daily shopping and personal service needs of surrounding residential areas within a market area generally extending in a one-mile radius, or 3,000 households.
An agricultural/commercial enterprise where plants and accessory products are sold on a retail basis. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross sales receipts of the commercial nursery must be derived from plants produced on site; or twenty-five (25%) of the area designated as a commercial nursery shall be dedicated to the cultivation of plants to be sold on-site.
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross sales receipts of the commercial nursery must be derived from plants produced on site; or twenty-five (25%) of the area designated as a commercial nursery shall be dedicated to the cultivation of plants to be sold on-site.
Open space parcels shall not be required to meet the minimum lot size, lot width or yard area requirements of the district regulations.
An unroofed area, or a roofed structure enclosed on not more than three sides, for the keeping of any goods, materials, or merchandise in the same place for more than twenty-four (24) hours.
Soils classified as Class IV soils by the office of the Loudoun County Soil Scientist.
Recreational facilities may operate childcare centers as an accessory use provided that they are licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services as a childcare center and Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance Sections 9.2, 9.3.4 and Section 3.4 if applicable.
A tree grown from seed that has not yet reached a height of 3 feet or exceeded 2 inches in diameter.
A cover partially attached to the principal structure and other support structure(s) or a freestanding structure having a solid or partially open roof supported by columns or poses intended to be used as an open, unenclosed shelter (i.e., no covered sides) during six (6) spring and summer months (April-September).
Any group of three (3) or more commercial uses which: A. Are designed as a single commercial group, whether or not located on the same lot or in the same building; B. Are under common ownership or management; C. Are connected by party walls, partitions, canopies, or other structural members to form one continuous structure or, if located in separate buildings, are interconnected by walkways and access ways designed to facilitate customer interchange between the uses; D. Share a common parking area; and E. Present the appearance of one (1) continuous commercial area.
Buildings and premises in which the primary use is the supply and dispensing at retail sales of motor fuels and lubricants. Other vehicle-oriented goods, such as but not limited to, batteries, tires, and other motor vehicle accessories may be sold, and wherein additional mechanical services may be rendered and sales made, but only as accessory and incidental to the primary occupation of dispensing fuels.
Uses permissible at a service station shall not include vehicle restoration, body work, straightening of body parts, painting, welding, or other work involving noise, glare, fumes, smoke, or other characteristics to an extent greater than normally found in service stations. Snack foods, tobacco, hot and cold drinks, newspapers and similar convenience goods may be sold as accessory to the principal use. The sale of prepared foods such as sandwiches and cooked foods is permitted as an accessory use to the extent permitted by the special exception or proffered rezoning approved for the service station. Any service station existing prior to April 26, 2016, may add on-site dining as an accessory use provided there is no building expansion for the use and parking requirements are satisfied.
Overnight accommodations and a morning meal provided in a single family detached residence that is owner or manager occupied, in which five (5) or fewer rooms without cooking facilities are rented to transient guests.
Buildings configured to place one single family dwelling unit directly on top of another single-family dwelling unit, each having independent access to the outside or shared access with only an adjacent unit, with the whole having the appearance of a single unified structure. Stacked townhouses shall be a minimum of three (3) units wide and shall be vertically and horizontally separated by common party walls.
The proposal for a development of an in-ground swimming pool or land disturbance of 1,000 to 3,000 square feet of land, including topography, drainage, building locations and such other information as required by the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations.
The average land gradient expressed as a percentage. Slope average shall be determined on the basis of mapping units two (2) acres or more using the Loudoun County base planimetric and topographic maps or other topographic maps, elevations, etc., prepared by such persons licensed to perform surveys to determine such information. Slope mapping units are defined by average slope ranges of 0-2%, 2-7%, 7-15%, 15-25%, and greater than 25%.
A facility for the keeping of horses for the private use of the residents of the lot. Such facility may include the commercial boarding of ten (10) or fewer horses and no more than one (1) instructor engaged for the purpose of educating and training students in horsemanship.
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