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Alexandria, Virginia · General provision

Section 3-505, 3-506

Low Density ResidentialAll Alexandria districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 20 ftRear 7 ftSide 7 ftMin width 50 ftMIN LOT AREA5,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE40 ftMAX HEIGHT30 ftMAX FAR0.45
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
5,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
50 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
40 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
7 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
7 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
30 ft
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.45

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Uses

Permitted by right10

Conditional / special use5

Extracted standards

2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Height

Other

From the ordinance

Min lot 5000 sqft, width 50 ft, frontage 40 ft, front yard at least 20 ft, side/rear 7 ft, FAR 0.45, height 30 ft.
Section 3-505, 3-506

Use details

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  "dropped_conditions": {
    "conditional_uses": [
      "child or elder care home (other than pursuant to section 3-502)"
    ]
  }
}