C-O-CCMixed Use Crystal City District (C-O Crystal City)
Arlington County, VA · Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO)
C-O Crystal City is the Mixed Use Crystal City district (ACZO §7.16). By-right: 35 ft height and FAR 0.60. Site-plan development density and height are established under ACZO §7.16.8 and the Crystal City Sector Plan, subject to County Board approval.
Development standards in C-O-CC
We don't hold published dimensional standards for this zone yet — see the ordinance link below for the authoritative table.
Permitted uses in C-O-CC
AllowedOffice
AllowedRetail (Ground Floor)
ConditionalHotel Site plan approval required (ACZO §7.16)
ConditionalMulti-Family Residential Site plan approval required (ACZO §7.16)
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.
This is the zone. What about the parcel?
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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.