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Alexandria, Virginia · General provision

Section 3-1300

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 4 ftRear 12 ftSide 12 ftMin width 22 ftMIN LOT AREA2,500 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE22 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE30%MAX FAR0.5MAX DENSITY9.5 du/ac
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.
2,500 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.
22 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
22 ft

Density

Maximum density
9.5 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
4 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
12 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
12 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 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.
0.5
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
30%

Uses

Permitted by right7

Conditional / special use6

Extracted standards

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

Other

Parking

  • Co-living parking requirement

    Each such co-living dwelling shall provide the parking required under section 8-200(A)(22).

From the ordinance

The following uses are permitted in the RT zone: (A) Townhouse dwelling; (B) Accessory uses, as permitted by section 7-100; ...
Section 3-1300