Land use · Alexandria, Virginia

manufacturing

Named in 1 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

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.

on the same premises with every building or structure erected and occupied for manufacturing , storage, warehouse, goods display, retail store, wholesale business, hotel, hospital, laundry, dry cleaning or other uses similarly involving the receipt or

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use as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation. ### 2-173 - Manufacturing . The process of making, fabricating, assembling, or processing goods or materials, typically involving machinery and equipment. ### 2-174 - Medical care

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appliances and like items which do not exceed one horsepower in size. (D) Manufacturing , processing and assembly uses are prohibited except for the fabrication of art and craft objects, food and beverage production, printing, woodworking,

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for passive and/or non-congregate recreational activities; light assembly, service and crafts; machine shop; manufacturing ; massage establishment; motor vehicle parking or storage; outdoor dining on private property; personal service establishment; printing and publishing services; private school,

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shipbuilding and ship repair facilities, but does not include long-term storage or related manufacturing facilities. (Q) **Highest adjacent grade.** The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.