Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to residential lots in R-20, R-12, R-8, R-5, R-2-5, and single/two-unit dwellings in RA and RB zones, excluding Old and HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Alexandria and Parker-Gray Districts
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Attached garage on corner or through lots
For corner or through lots, an attached private garage is permitted if it complies with the following: (a) The vehicle opening faces a secondary front yard and; (b) The garage wall is no closer to the front property line than the front building wall facing the primary front yard.
- Attached garage on interior lots
For interior lots, an attached garage is permitted if it complies with the following: (a) It is located within a contextual block face where 50 percent of the developed lots have attached garages with the vehicle opening facing a primary front yard on the same street the new vehicle opening will face; (b) The width of the vehicle opening is less than 33 percent of the width of the dwelling facing the front property line; (c) The front wall of the garage is set back at least eight feet from the front building wall facing the primary front yard and; (d) The vehicle opening is located at least 18.50 feet from the interior edge of the public sidewalk or 20 feet from the property line if there is no sidewalk.
- Attached garage location
An attached garage shall be no closer to the front property line than the front building wall facing the primary front yard and must be in compliance with the required yards established by the zone, and shall have the vehicle opening facing the side or rear yard, unless: ...
From the ordinance
The supplemental regulations in this section 7-2502 apply to residential lots developed or proposed to be developed with dwellings in the R-20, R-12, R-8, R-5, R-2-5, and only single and two-unit dwellings in the RA and RB zones, not including property located within the Old and Historic Alexandria and Parker-Gray Districts. Private garages attached to the principal structure are only permitted when in compliance with the following standards: