Land use · Alexandria, Virginia

accessory dwelling

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Alexandria’s own text settles what this covers.

to the following requirements: (1) The accessory building shall be developed with an accessory dwelling . (2) No expansion, alteration or reconstruction shall increase the degree of the accessory building's existing noncompliance with regard to section 7-203(C).

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containing one dwelling unit that is subordinate to a principal residential use. An accessory dwelling shall be considered an accessory use. ### 2-136.2 - Dwelling, auxiliary. A portion of a commercial building containing up to four

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section 7-500 | | (M) | Solar energy system | | (N) | Accessory dwelling , subject to section 7-203 | | (O) | Structures or mechanical equipment associated with electrical vehicle charging | #### 7-102 -

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