Arlington County, VA · Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO)
C-1-R is a restricted local commercial district for small-scale neighborhood retail and service uses (ACZO §7.6). Height 35 ft, FAR 0.6 for commercial uses, minimum lot area 6,000 sq ft (6,000 sq ft per dwelling unit for residential).
Development standards in C-1-R
Maximum FAR
0.6
Maximum height
35 ft
Minimum lot size
6000 sq ft
FAR 0.6 applies to commercial uses; residential is governed by a 6,000 sq ft minimum lot area per dwelling unit (ACZO §7.6).
Read from Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO), effective through 2026-06-13.
Permitted uses in C-1-R
AllowedRetail
AllowedPersonal Service
AllowedOffice
AllowedSingle-Family Dwelling 6,000 sq ft lot area per dwelling unit (ACZO §7.6)
AllowedSTR - Short-Term Rentals By-right (P) in the ACZO accessory use tables, subject to an accessory homestay permit issued by the zoning administrator (ACZO §12.9.12). Host must be the primary resident and present during the guest stay. Entire-home rentals (host absent) are not permitted.
"Conditional" means the use generally requires a public hearing or special-exception approval — a very different timeline and risk profile from a by-right permit.
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Standards as recorded by ZoneScore: Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO), Effective June 13, 2026
Values are read from the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO). Where a district allows more density through site plan approval than by right, both are shown -- they are very different entitlement paths.