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Alexandria, Virginia · General provision

Article III, Sections 3-801 to 3-806

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSide 16 ftMin width 50 ftMIN FRONTAGE50 ftMAX HEIGHT45 ftMAX FAR0.75MAX DENSITY35 du/ac
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
50 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
50 ft

Density

Maximum density
35 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
1,600 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
16 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
45 ft
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.75

Uses

Permitted by right9

Conditional / special use14

Prohibited1

From the ordinance

The RCX zone is established to provide and maintain land areas for medium density apartment buildings and to permit limited commercial uses in such structures.
Article III, Sections 3-801 to 3-806