Arlington County, VA · Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO)
M-2 is a service industrial district for more intensive industrial uses than M-1 (ACZO §8.4). Height 75ft, FAR 1.5 industrial (up to 2.0 with residential above second floor). Very limited in extent in Arlington County.
Development standards in M-2
We don't hold published dimensional standards for this zone yet — see the ordinance link below for the authoritative table.
Permitted uses in M-2
AllowedHeavy Manufacturing
AllowedIndustrial Storage
Not AllowedSTR - Short-Term Rentals Heavy industrial zone
"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?
Zone rules are the starting point — the answer for a specific property also depends on lot
size, overlays, existing improvements and site conditions. Run a free address lookup to see
what applies to one property.
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.