Loudoun County, VA · Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance
Agricultural Rural-1 (AR-1) is a Rural Zoning District of the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. Its permitted uses are set by the ordinance's own Principal Use Table and its dimensional standards by its Chapter 2 district table; both are cited on every line below. Figures are deliberately left out of this description so that it can never contradict a standard that carries a citation -- read the standards, not this paragraph, for numbers.
Development standards in AR1
Maximum height
35 ft
2.04.01
Read from Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, effective through 2025-03-18.
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Permitted uses in AR1
AllowedDwelling, Single-Family Detached Permitted by right. Table 3.02.03-1, the Transition, Rural, and JLMA Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.03), row 5, column AR-1. Use-specific standards: Sec. 4.02.07.
Not AllowedDwelling, Single-Family Attached This use is not listed for this district in the Use Table. A blank cell in a Use Table means the use is not permitted in the zoning district (Sec. 3.01, Table 3.01-2). Table 3.02.03-1, the Transition, Rural, and JLMA Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.03), row 4, column AR-1.
Not AllowedDwelling, Multifamily This use is not listed for this district in the Use Table. A blank cell in a Use Table means the use is not permitted in the zoning district (Sec. 3.01, Table 3.01-2). Table 3.02.03-1, the Transition, Rural, and JLMA Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.03), row 3, column AR-1.
AllowedShort-Term Rental, Commercial Whole House Permitted by right. Table 3.02.03-1, the Transition, Rural, and JLMA Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.03), row 21, column AR-1. Use-specific standards: Sec. 4.03.05.
Not AllowedHotel/Motel This use is not listed for this district in the Use Table. A blank cell in a Use Table means the use is not permitted in the zoning district (Sec. 3.01, Table 3.01-2). Table 3.02.03-1, the Transition, Rural, and JLMA Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.03), row 18, column AR-1.
Not AllowedRetail, General This use is not listed for this district in the Use Table. A blank cell in a Use Table means the use is not permitted in the zoning district (Sec. 3.01, Table 3.01-2). Table 3.02.03-1, the Transition, Rural, and JLMA Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.03), row 54, column AR-1.
Not AllowedOffice, Professional This use is not listed for this district in the Use Table. A blank cell in a Use Table means the use is not permitted in the zoning district (Sec. 3.01, Table 3.01-2). Table 3.02.03-1, the Transition, Rural, and JLMA Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.03), row 39, column AR-1.
Not AllowedRestaurant This use is not listed for this district in the Use Table. A blank cell in a Use Table means the use is not permitted in the zoning district (Sec. 3.01, Table 3.01-2). Table 3.02.03-1, the Transition, Rural, and JLMA Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.03), row 37, column AR-1.
Not AllowedData Center This use is not listed for this district in the Use Table. A blank cell in a Use Table means the use is not permitted in the zoning district (Sec. 3.01, Table 3.01-2). Table 3.02.03-1, the Transition, Rural, and JLMA Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.03), row 101, column AR-1.
AllowedAgriculture Permitted by right. Table 3.02.03-1, the Transition, Rural, and JLMA Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.03), row 141, column AR-1. Use-specific standards: Sec. 4.08.02.
"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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