Fairfax County, VA · Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance
PTC implements the Tysons Urban Center redevelopment vision -- a mixed-use, transit-, bicycle-, and pedestrian-oriented community with the highest intensities within about one-half mile of the four Metrorail stations (TOD vs Non-TOD districts). Minimum district size 10 acres. FAR and mix are set by the approved development plan and the Comprehensive Plan. Section 2105.6.
| Maximum FAR | Set by (2) Floor Area Ratio (a) Maximum floor area ratio within the TOD District up to ¼ mile from a Metrorail Station entrance is as follows: 1. For residential and all other uses except office: No maximum FAR when the proposed development implements the site-specific development guidelines and recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan, including design, mix of uses, and scale of the proposed development, and only when the appropriate measures are proposed or in place to adequately mitigate the anticipated transportation impacts of the proposed development. 2. For office uses: 2.5 FAR, exclusive of any bonus intensity obtained for proffered public facilities or public infrastructure, as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan; the Board, however, may permit an increase in FAR in accordance with subsection c below. 3. To encourage redevelopment near Metrorail Station areas at a high intensity and ensure that the impacts on the transportation network are adequately addressed, the Board may approve, in conjunction with a rezoning, a special exception to allow an increase in FAR in the PTC District for property located within the TOD District up to ¼ mile of a Metrorail Station entrance, subject to the following: a. The proposed development must facilitate transit-oriented redevelopment in furtherance of the Comprehensive Plan. b. The proposed development must achieve, to the maximum extent feasible, the vehicle trip reduction goals of the Comprehensive Plan. c. The proposed development must fully meet all applicable areawide, districtwide, and site specific recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan. d. The proposed development must exhibit excellence in urban design and building form as envisioned in the Comprehensive Plan. e. The applicant must identify each phase of the proposed development. f. The location and amount of special exception floor area will be allocated on a per building basis. To the extent possible, the floor area may be dispersed among the building shown on the SE plat. Unless good cause is shown, the total amount of the approved special exception floor area may not be allocated to a single building in a multi-building or multi-phased development or be allocated solely within the initial phases of the development. Additionally, if any building is constructed without using any or all of its assigned special exception floor area, the unused floor area will be forfeited. The unused floor area may only be transferred to another building within the development with a special exception amendment, and, if applicable, a proffered condition/conceptual development plan amendment. g. The applicant must submit the SE plat showing the location and allocation of the special exception floor area per building, and the development plan associated with the PTC District rezoning specifying the floor area per building without the special exception floor area. h. A special exception for increased floor area will automatically expire in whole or in part, without notice, 10 years from the date of approval, or a timeframe as specified by the Board, unless the core and shell final inspection(s) has been approved for the building(s) containing the special exception floor area; or additional time is granted by the Board. If a request for additional time is filed in accordance with subsection i below, the special exception will remain valid until the request for additional time is acted upon by the Board. During this period, the special exception floor area may not be constructed. i. The Board may approve a request for additional time if: — see 2105 | |
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| Maximum height | Set by the approved development plan for this property — see 2105 | |
| Minimum lot size | Set by the approved development plan for this property — see 2105 | |
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