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.
The King Street urban retail zone is intended to create strategic and flexible zoning for properties abutting King Street in Old Town.
The intent of this provision is to provide incentives to retain and attract arts and cultural uses in Old Town North through the creation of an arts and cultural district...
The intent of this provision is to provide incentives to retain and attract arts and cultural uses in Old Town North through the creation of an arts and cultural district pursuant to Va. Code § 15.2-1129.1.
Accessory buildings, uses and structures shall be permitted, but only in connection with and incidental to a permitted principal building, use or structure and in compliance with the restrictions of this section 7-100.
If a proposed new structure exceeds the maximum permitted height as listed in section 7-1210(A)(2), a special use permit is required.
The operation of mobile food vendors is permitted, under the following conditions, on properties zoned for residential use.
All short-term residential rentals shall comply with the following: (A) Occupancy... (C) Parking...
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.
Open and closed fences not exceeding six feet in height shall be permitted on corner and through lots in required secondary front yards.
Within the Old and Historic Alexandria District and the Parker Gray District, machines for dispensing money, tickets, postage, and similar paper records... may be installed on the exterior of a building.
No such use shall be permitted within 300 feet of land in a residential or mixed use zone.
The following obstructions shall be permitted when located in a required yard and placed so as not to obstruct light and ventilation and when otherwise permitted by law
An accessory dwelling shall be permitted as an accessory use to a single-unit, two-unit, or townhouse dwelling only.
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... provided that a special use permit is approved.
The supplemental regulations in this section apply to residential lots in the R-20, R-12, R-8, R-5, R-2-5, and lots developed or proposed to be developed with single-unit and two-unit dwellings in the RA and RB zones... trees must be planted, or existing trees preserved to provide a minimum of 25 percent canopy cover over the lot.
a private school, academic, located in a residential zone, whose campus consists of two or more lots or parcels of land... may be constructed, expanded or reconstructed to a size which exceeds the density permitted by the applicable zone regulations; provided, that such construction, expansion or reconstruction is approved by special use permit.
the outdoor display of bicycles for rent is permitted within the city to the following extent, and pursuant to the following guidelines
Freestanding private garages located within required yards or excluded from floor area shall be permitted subject to the following standards
Private garages attached to the principal structure are only permitted when in compliance with the following standards
Home occupations are permitted in residential dwellings subject to the following limitations.
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