Municipality · Virginia

Alexandria

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
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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.

Section 6-70014 standards

The King Street urban retail zone is intended to create strategic and flexible zoning for properties abutting King Street in Old Town.

Section 6-9006 standards

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...

Section 6-9005 standards

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.

Section 7-100, 7-101, 7-102, 7-1035 standards

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.

Section 7-1210, 7-1211, 7-12125 standards

If a proposed new structure exceeds the maximum permitted height as listed in section 7-1210(A)(2), a special use permit is required.

Section 7-13003 standards

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

Section 7-1400 series19 standards

All short-term residential rentals shall comply with the following: (A) Occupancy... (C) Parking...

Section 7-16007 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.

Section 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.

Section 7-18009 standards

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.

Section 7-20006 standards

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

Section 7-2029 standards

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

Section 7-20310 standards

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

Section 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... provided that a special use permit is approved.

Section 7-22001 standards

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.

Section 7-23002 standards

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.

Section 7-24005 standards

the outdoor display of bicycles for rent is permitted within the city to the following extent, and pursuant to the following guidelines

Section 7-25018 standards

Freestanding private garages located within required yards or excluded from floor area shall be permitted subject to the following standards

Section 7-25024 standards

Private garages attached to the principal structure are only permitted when in compliance with the following standards

Section 7-300, 7-30115 standards

Home occupations are permitted in residential dwellings subject to the following limitations.

Source documents

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