Article X, Section 10-105(A)(3)
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Lots fronting on both sides of Washington Street from the southern city limit line north to the northern city limit line
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Typical bay widths
Facades of a building generally shall express the 20- to 40-foot bay width typically found on early 19th century commercial buildings characteristic of the Old and Historic Alexandria District, or the 15- to 20-foot bay width typically found on townhouses characteristic of the Old and Historic Alexandria District.
- Building massing study required for large projects or near residential
Applications for projects over 3,000 square feet, or for projects located within 66 feet of land used or zoned for residential uses, shall include a building massing study. Such study shall include all existing and proposed buildings and building additions in the six block area as follows: the block face containing the project, the block face opposite, the two adjacent block faces to the north and the two adjacent block faces to the south.
- Materials and fenestration standards
Building materials characteristic of buildings having historic architectural merit within the district shall be utilized. Construction shall reflect the traditional fenestration patterns found within the Old and Historic Alexandria District.
- Maximum building footprint appearance100 ft
Buildings should appear from the public right-of-way to have a footprint no larger than 100 feet by 80 feet.
- Preapplication conference for projects 10,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. or more10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No fewer than 45 days prior to filing an application for a certificate of appropriateness, an applicant who proposes construction which is subject to this section 10-105(A)(3), shall meet with the director to discuss the application of these standards to the proposed development; provided, that this requirement for a preapplication conference shall apply only to the construction of 10,000 or more square feet of gross building area, including but not limited to the area in any above-ground parking structure.
From the ordinance
In addition to the standards set forth in section 10-105(A)(2), the following standards shall apply to the construction of new buildings and structures and to the construction of additions to buildings or structures on lots fronting on both sides of Washington Street from the southern city limit line north to the northern city limit line: