Alexandria, Virginia · General provision

Section 5-604(H)

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
All CDD districts

Extracted standards

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

Environmental

  • Preserve scenic assets and natural features

    The proposed development shall preserve and protect to the extent possible all scenic assets and natural features of the land.

Other

  • Adequate public facilities

    The proposed development shall be designed in accordance with public facilities, services, transportation systems and utilities which are adequate for the development proposed, and which are available, or reasonably probable of achievement, prior to use and occupancy of the development.

  • Adequate recreational amenities

    The proposed development shall be designed to provide adequate recreational amenities and, if appropriate to the site, a comprehensive system of pedestrian, bicycle or other recreational paths which shall be carefully coordinated with the provision of open spaces, public facilities, vehicular access routes and mass transportation facilities.

  • The proposed development shall substantially conform to the city's master plan with respect to the general type, character, intensity and location of uses, as reflected in the CDD guidelines of the applicable area plan.

  • Mitigate adverse impacts

    The proposed development shall be designed to mitigate substantial adverse impacts to the use and value of surrounding lands.

  • Substantial residential units

    The proposed development shall provide a substantial amount of residential units, including an affordable housing component.

From the ordinance

No application shall be approved unless the proposed development satisfies the following standards: (1) The proposed development shall substantially conform to the city's master plan with respect to the general type, character, intensity and location of uses, as reflected in the CDD guidelines of the applicable area plan. (2) The proposed development shall preserve and protect to the extent possible all scenic assets and natural features of the land. (3) The proposed development shall be designed to mitigate substantial adverse impacts to the use and value of surrounding lands. (4) The proposed development shall be designed in accordance with public facilities, services, transportation systems and utilities which are adequate for the development proposed, and which are available, or reasonably probable of achievement, prior to use and occupancy of the development. (5) The proposed development shall be designed to provide adequate recreational amenities and, if appropriate to the site, a comprehensive system of pedestrian, bicycle or other recreational paths which shall be carefully coordinated with the provision of open spaces, public facilities, vehicular access routes and mass transportation facilities. (6) The proposed development shall provide a substantial amount of residential units, including an affordable housing component.
Section 5-604(H)