zoneoptics
Alexandria, Virginia · General provision

Section 6-200

RecreationAll Alexandria districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 20 ftRear 12 ftSide 12 ftMAX HEIGHT30 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE30%MIN OPEN SPACE25%
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.

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.
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.
30 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
30%
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
25%

Servicing

Applies near
Potomac River
Geographic extent
Alexandria waterfront

Uses

Permitted by right5

Conditional / special use8

Extracted standards

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

Other

From the ordinance

The purpose of the WPR zone is to enhance the vitality of the Alexandria waterfront by providing for parks, open spaces and recreational opportunities linked by a continuous pedestrian promenade.
Section 6-200