Alexandria, Virginia · District

RMF-5

RMF-5
ResidentialMulti FamilyAll Alexandria districts0

Dimensional standards

RMF-5 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 15 ftRear 3 ftSide 3 ftMin width 25 ftMIN LOT AREA2,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE20 ftMAX HEIGHT30 ftMAX FAR1.5MAX DENSITY40 du/ac
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

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

Height

Other

  • Co-living dwellings treatment

    Up to two co-living dwellings shall be categorized as a nonresidential use for the purpose of applying the area and bulk regulations of this zone, and each such co-living dwelling shall provide the parking required under section 8-200(A)(22). For proposals with greater than two co-living dwellings, each will be counted as a dwelling unit subject to the same area and bulk regulations as multi-unit dwellings in this zone.

  • The maximum permitted threshold height for a residential use is two and one-half feet, the highest threshold height within the contextual block face or the minimum necessary to comply with the floodplain requirements of section 6-306(B), whichever is greatest.

Parking

From the ordinance

Max density 40 du/ac, min lot 2000 sqft, front yard at least 15 ft, side/rear 3 ft, FAR 1.50, height 30 ft.
Section 3-1105, 3-1106

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "conditional_uses": [
      "child or elder care home (other than pursuant to section 3-1102)"
    ]
  }
}