Municipality · Virginia

Alexandria

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
44
Districts
570
Extracted rules
2,560
Standards
17
Chapters read

Zoning districts

44 districts, grouped by category.

Residential

16
CDD-16Residential

James Bland

Alexandria, VA
CDD-22Residential

Seminary Overlook

Alexandria, VA
CDD-23Residential

Fillmore/Beauregard

Alexandria, VA
R-12Residential

R-12 Zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
35 ft
Permitted uses
10
R-2Residential

R-2 zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Permitted uses
9
R-20Residential

R-20 Zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
40 ft
Permitted uses
10
R-5Residential

R-5 Zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
5,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
10
R-8Residential

R-8 Zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
8,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Permitted uses
10
RMF-1Residential

RMF-1 zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Max density
10 du/ac
Permitted uses
9
RMF-2Residential

RMF-2 zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Max density
15 du/ac
Permitted uses
9
RMF-3Residential

RMF-3

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
20 du/ac
Permitted uses
9
RMF-4Residential

RMF-4

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
30 du/ac
Permitted uses
10
RMF-5Residential

RMF-5

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
40 du/ac
Permitted uses
10
RMF-6Residential

RMF-6

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
50 du/ac
Permitted uses
10
RMF-7Residential

RMF-7

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
60 du/ac
Permitted uses
10
RMF-8Residential

RMF-8

Alexandria, VA
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
80 du/ac
Permitted uses
10

General provisions

522 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 7-12021 standards

The following utility uses are permitted ... only with a special use permit: ...

Sec. 7-12051 standards

All non-small cell facility radio and television reception or transmission structures require an administrative permit to be issued by the director.

Sec. 7-12051 standards

All non-small cell facility radio and television reception or transmission structures require an administrative permit

Sec. 7-1206 to 7-12125 standards

Wireless facilities regulations including small cell and standard facilities.

Sec. 7-12071 standards

no special exception, special use permit, or variance shall be required for any small cell facility installed by a wireless services provider or wireless infrastructure provider on an existing structure

Sec. 7-12081 standards

no special exception, special use permit, or variance shall be required for any standard facility installed by a wireless services provider or wireless infrastructure provider on an existing structure

Sec. 7-12091 standards

no special exception, special use permit, or variance shall be required for any application by a wireless infrastructure provider or wireless services provider, for the installation of a new structure to support small cell facilities.

Sec. 7-12101 standards

The director shall determine whether the proposed new structure exceeds a maximum height of 50 feet. If the proposed new structure falls below the specified maximum height, the application shall be reviewed in accordance with the administrative process ... If the proposed new structure exceeds the specified maximum height, the applicant shall obtain a special use permit

Sec. 7-12111 standards

A wireless services provider or wireless infrastructure provider shall apply for a permit for any eligible facilities request.

Sec. 7-12121 standards

The director may develop and promulgate design guidelines applicable to each of the following types of facility installations: ...

Sec. 7-13001 standards

The operation of mobile food vendors is permitted, under the following conditions, on properties zoned for residential use: ...

Sec. 7-140010 standards

All short-term residential rentals shall comply with the following: ...

Sec. 7-14004 standards

Failure to obtain a permit shall result in a civil citation pursuant to section 11-200.

Sec. 7-16006 standards

No group of townhouses shall exceed eight dwelling units in a single structure, except that a greater number may be approved with a special use permit in zones where townhouses are a permitted use.

Sec. 7-17005 standards

open and closed fences not exceeding six feet in height shall be permitted on corner and through lots in required secondary front yards

Sec. 7-18006 standards

Within the Old and Historic Alexandria District and the Parker Gray District, machines for dispensing money, tickets, postage, and similar paper records, and providing electronic transactions and services, but not to include the sale or provision of other products or merchandise or lottery tickets, may be installed on the exterior of a building, or as an outdoor freestanding machine, provided:

Sec. 7-20006 standards

No such use shall be permitted within 300 feet of land in a residential or mixed use zone.

Sec. 7-201 and 7-2023 standards

Every part of a required yard shall be open and unobstructed from the lowest point to the sky except as may be permitted in section 7-202.

Sec. 7-2036 standards

An accessory dwelling shall be permitted as an accessory use to a single-unit, two-unit, or townhouse dwelling only.

Sec. 7-21003 standards

a public elementary or secondary school, located in a residential or mixed-use zone, may be constructed, expanded or reconstructed to a size which exceeds the density and height otherwise permitted by the regulations in such zone; provided, that a special use permit is approved, and, provided further, that no increase in floor area ratio greater than 0.75, and no increase in height greater than 60 feet, shall be approved.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.