Alexandria, Virginia · General provision

Article IV, Section 4-300

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 20 ftRear 8 ftSide 8 ftMin frontage 50 ftMIN LOT AREA5,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT50 ftMAX FAR0.5MIN OPEN SPACE35%
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.

Uses

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Extracted standards

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

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  • Appliance sales limited to small appliances

    Appliance sales, repair and rental shall be limited to small appliances only

  • Automobile service stations along arterial/collector

    Automobile service stations, car washes and drive through facilities shall only be located along an arterial (100 feet) or primary collector (80 feet) road

  • Auxiliary dwellings up to 4 units4 units

    Up to four auxiliary dwelling units are permitted and shall be categorized as nonresidential for the purpose of applying the area and bulk regulations of this zone.

  • Co-living dwellings up to 2 units2 units

    Up to two co-living dwellings shall be categorized as nonresidential for the purpose of applying the area and bulk regulations of this zone.

  • A day care center or commercial school shall obtain all state, federal and local licenses and certificates required prior to opening its place of business.

  • A day care center shall submit for the director's review a pick-up and drop-off plan that adequately ensures the safe transfer of children and creates minimal impact on pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

  • All operations enclosed

    All operations, including storage, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building

  • Loading/unloading on site

    Loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall be so located so as not to interfere with pedestrian routes and local traffic.

  • No use shall be conducted in any manner which would render it noxious or offensive by reason of dust, refuse matter, odor, smoke, gas, fumes, noise, vibration or glare.

  • Retail shopping establishments with a principal use selling tobacco products... are prohibited on property within 1,000 linear feet of a child day care center, or a public or private academic early childhood, elementary, middle, or high school.

From the ordinance

The CSL zone is intended to provide for light service and industrial uses compatible in operations and character with nearby residential neighborhoods...
Article IV, Section 4-300