Arlington County, VA · Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO)
M-1 is a light industrial district accommodating manufacturing, warehousing, and industrial service uses (ACZO §8.3). Height 75ft, FAR 1.5. Limited in extent in Arlington due to the county's predominantly urban character.
Development standards in M-1
We don't hold published dimensional standards for this zone yet — see the ordinance link below for the authoritative table.
Permitted uses in M-1
AllowedLight Manufacturing By-right: ACZO §8.1.2 M-districts use table row 'All other manufacturing and production uses' reads P for M-1 (p160; use standard §12.6.4).
AllowedWarehousing By-right: ACZO §8.1.2 use table row 'Wholesale storage or warehouses' reads P for M-1 (p160; use standard §12.6.4).
AllowedIndustrial Services By-right: ACZO §8.1.2 use table row 'All other light industrial service uses' reads P for M-1 (p160; use standard §12.6.4).
Not AllowedSTR - Short-Term Rentals Not permitted: the accessory homestay use (§12.9.12) appears in the R, RA and C district accessory use tables and carries no row in the ACZO §8.1.2 Industrial (M) districts accessory use table (p161); per the table key a blank cell is 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.