Land use · Alexandria, Virginia

multi-unit residential

Named in 3 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.

in section 8-200(F)(3), if any land has been changed in use to a multi-unit residential use or any structure or building has been changed in use to a multi-unit residential use, or a multi-unit dwelling has

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3-1401 - Purpose. The RMF zone is established to provide land areas for multi-unit residential development and to enhance or preserve long-term affordability of housing. The zone would also permit limited neighborhood-serving commercial uses. ## 3-1402

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special use permit. ### (2) Residential. The maximum permitted floor area ratio for multi-unit residential uses is 1.25. The maximum permitted floor area ratio for single-unit, two-unit, and townhouses dwellings is 1.50. ### (3) Continuum of

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North Small Area Plan. ## 5-408 - Open space requirements ### (A) The multi-unit residential portion of each development shall provide a minimum of 25 percent of land area as open and usable space; provided however

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right3

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.