703-324-1359

Available to property owners within Revitalization locations

703-324-1359

• Potential for 20 percent reduction in commercial-parking requirement
• Allows 20 percent by right reduction in the parking requirement for all nonresidential uses in the Richmond Highway Commercial Revitalization Districts
• Allows by-right increase in building heights from 40 to 50 feet in the C-6 and C-8 Districts
• Reduces the minimum front yard requirement in all commercial districts to 20 feet
  • If a yard dimension is specified in the Comprehensive Plan which is the same or less than the underlying zoning district, the Comprehensive Plan dimension applies
• Modified landscaping and screening requirements
• Provides that open space requirements do not apply to expansions/enlargements of existing uses, as
• Click here to go to the zoning ordinance for Commercial Revitalization Districts
  (PDF | 105K | 42 Pages)
  • In the same document, go straight to information on the commercial-parking requirement:
    • Go to the clause for Annandale (Under Section A7-109 Additional Provisions, Paragraph 3A)
    • Go to the clause for Bailey's Crossroads & Seven Corners (Under Section A7-209 Additional Provisions, Paragraph 3A)
    • Go to the clause for McLean (Under Section A7-309 Additional Provisions, Paragraph 3A")
    • Go to the clause for Richmond Highway (Under Section A7-409 Additional Provisions, Paragraph 3A)
      • Unlike the zoning ordinance for other locations, in Richmond Highway there is no clause that states a reduction must demonstrate how it furthers the goals of the Commercial Revitalization District
    • Go to the clause for Springfield (Under Section A7-509 Additional Provisions, Paragraph 3A)
• long as the expansion does not decrease the amount of existing open space
• Deletes the requirement for ground-level parking spaces to be 10’ from front lot line
• Allows non-conforming signs to be removed and replaced with smaller signs
• Establishes a new blanket Category 6 Special Exception for waivers and modifications in a CRD
• Allows freestanding signs within the CRD or in proximity to a CRD that identify the area, or the signs can give directions and/or distances to commercial areas or centers within the CRD

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