Alexandria
Zoning districts
44 districts, grouped by category.
Mixed use
20Potomac Yards/Greens
South Carlyle
Safeway-Datatel
Triangle Sites
Giant-CVS
Braddock Gateway
Landmark Gateway
Harris Teeter of Old Town North
Beauregard
Oakville Triangle and Route 1 Corridor
ABC-Giant/Old Town North
Public Storage/Boat US
Greenhill/West Alexandria Properties
Greenhill South
Landmark Neighborhood
Potomac River Generating Station
Eisenhower Conversion
Trade Center
Cameron Station
W-1 Zone (Waterfront)
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 17
Residential
16James Bland
Seminary Overlook
Fillmore/Beauregard
R-12 Zone
- Min lot
- 12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
R-2 zone
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-20 Zone
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
R-5 Zone
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
R-8 Zone
- Min lot
- 8,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
RMF-1 zone
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 10 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
RMF-2 zone
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 15 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
RMF-3
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 20 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
RMF-4
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
RMF-5
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 40 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
RMF-6
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 50 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
RMF-7
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 60 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
RMF-8
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 80 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
Other
7North Potomac Yard
Old and Historic Alexandria Height District
Parker-Gray Height District
Potomac River Vicinity Height District
- Max height
- 30 ft
Old Town North Height District
King Street Metro Station Height District
- Max height
- 77 ft
Remaining Height District
Industrial
1General provisions
522 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
A continuum of care facility shall be a nonresidential use if the residential use does not exceed 50 percent of the floor area, except that the maximum floor area for the residential use may be increased to an amount not to exceed 70 percent of the floor area permitted by this zone with a special use permit.
Up to two co-living dwellings, shall be categorized as nonresidential 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 buildings located within the Old and Historic Alexandria District or the Parker Gray District... the board of architectural review may... waive or modify the screening requirement
A maximum of three penthouses are permitted unless the number is increased by a special use permit; The penthouses shall not exceed 15 feet unless the height is increased by a special use permit;
A maximum of three penthouses are permitted unless the number is increased by a special use permit; The penthouses shall not exceed 15 feet unless the height is increased by a special use permit
Roof decking and required guards, not to exceed six feet above the roofline or the minimum height required by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC), whichever is higher.
Roof decking and required guards, not to exceed six feet above the roofline or the minimum height required by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC), whichever is higher
a church steeple may be erected to a height of 90 feet, or to a height in excess of 90 feet but not in excess of 150 feet with a special use permit.
No church building shall exceed the height for each zone, as limited by the Height District Maps, except that a church steeple may be erected to a height of 90 feet, or to a height in excess of 90 feet but not in excess of 150 feet with a special use permit
All radio and television reception or transmission structures may be erected only in compliance with section 7-1205 through section 7-1212
Any building or structure lawfully in existence on June 24, 1992 which does not comply with the provisions of this section 6-400, shall be categorized as a noncomplying structure subject to section 12-100
Poles shall be setback a minimum of 35 feet from any right-of-way or residential property line;
poles for lighting the following uses may be constructed to a height which otherwise exceeds that permitted by the zone with a special use permit: (a) Congregate recreational facilities; and (b) Dog parks
The maximum height of any building or structure shall not exceed 30 feet above the average finished grade at the building or structure except buildings may be erected in excess of the above-mentioned height limit to a maximum of 50 feet above the average finished grade at the building, subject to the issuance of a special use permit
The maximum height of any building or structure shall not exceed 30 feet above the average finished grade at the building or structure except buildings may be erected in excess of the above-mentioned height limit to a maximum of 50 feet above the average finished grade at the building, subject to the issuance of a special use permit
The maximum height of any building or structure shall not exceed 77 feet above the average finished grade at the building.
The maximum height of any building or structure shall not exceed 77 feet above the average finished grade at the building
The urban overlay district shall apply to all land within the boundaries of the Old Town North Small Area Plan. ... not to exceed an increase of .25 floor area ratio or a total of 2.5 floor area ratio on any site
The Mount Vernon Avenue urban overlay zone shall apply to all property with frontage on Mount Vernon Avenue between Nelson Avenue on the south and Commonwealth Avenue on the north
The King Street urban retail zone is intended to create strategic and flexible zoning for properties abutting King Street in Old Town
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