Alexandria, Virginia · General provision
Section 4-1300, 4-1305
TransportationAll Alexandria districts0
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right10
- Electrical substation and/or switching station that covers a land area of less than 10,000 square feet including all land enclosed by fence, wall or other structure
- Railroad, bus and rail transit passenger stations
- Railroad switching yard
- Railroad tracks
- Telephone company dial center
- Utilities, as permitted by section 7-1200
- Utility company office
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority stations and associated facilities and operations
- Water pumping station, tower and reservoir
- Accessory uses, as permitted by section 7-100
Conditional / special use10
- Bus shelter on private property
- Electrical power generating plant
- Electrical substation and/or switching station that covers a land area of 10,000 square feet or more including all land enclosed by fence, wall or other structure
- Helistop
- Public utility service yard
- Railroad, bus and rail transit maintenance, repair and operating facilities
- Railroad car assembly operations
- Railroad engine service operations
- Railroad repair yards
- Utility and transportation equipment and outdoor storage yards
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- All uses within enclosed structure or screened area
All uses and operations shall take place within a completely enclosed structure or an area enclosed on all sides with screening or buffering adequate and reasonable to protect adjacent nearby uses, as determined by the director.
- Noxious or offensive uses prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
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.
From the ordinance
The maximum permitted height of a building is 35 feet, except that the height may be increased to an amount not to exceed 50 feet with a special use permit.
Use details
{
"dropped_conditions": {
"prohibited_uses": [
"Any use which is not a permitted, special or accessory use pursuant to this section 4-1300"
]
}
}