Loudoun County, VA · Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance
General Industry (GI) is an Industrial 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 GI
We don't hold published dimensional standards for this zone yet — see the ordinance link below for the authoritative table.
Permitted uses in GI
Not AllowedDwelling, Single-Family Detached 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 3.02.05-1, the Office and Industrial Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.05), row 5, column GI.
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 3.02.05-1, the Office and Industrial Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.05), row 4, column GI.
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 3.02.05-1, the Office and Industrial Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.05), row 3, column GI.
Not AllowedShort-Term Rental, Commercial Whole House 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 3.02.05-1, the Office and Industrial Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.05), row 21, column GI.
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 3.02.05-1, the Office and Industrial Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.05), row 18, column GI.
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 3.02.05-1, the Office and Industrial Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.05), row 54, column GI.
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 3.02.05-1, the Office and Industrial Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.05), row 39, column GI.
ConditionalRestaurant Varies -- permitted by right under some conditions and a Minor Special Exception under others; Chapter 4 decides which. Table 3.02.05-1, the Office and Industrial Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.05), row 37, column GI. Use-specific standards: Sec. 4.04.10.
ConditionalData Center Allowed only as a Special Exception approved by the Board of Supervisors (procedures at Sec. 10.11.01). Table 3.02.05-1, the Office and Industrial Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.05), row 101, column GI. Use-specific standards: Sec. 4.06.02.
AllowedAgriculture Permitted by right. Table 3.02.05-1, the Office and Industrial Zoning Districts Use Table (Sec. 3.02.05), row 141, column GI. 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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