Alexandria, Virginia · District

R-2

R-2 zone
ResidentialLow DensityAll Alexandria districts0

Dimensional standards

R-2 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaRear 3 ftSide 3 ftMin width 25 ftMIN LOT AREA2,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE20 ftMAX HEIGHT30 ftMAX FAR0.6
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.

Uses

Extracted standards

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

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From the ordinance

The R-2 zone is established to provide and maintain land areas for low density residential neighborhoods of single-unit, two-unit, and multi-unit up to four units dwellings on 2,000 square foot lots.
Sec. 3-501 to 3-506