Alexandria, Virginia · General provision

Section 3-605, 3-606

Medium Density ResidentialAll Alexandria districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 20 ftRear 8 ftSide 7 ftMin width 50 ftMIN LOT AREA1,980 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE50 ftMAX HEIGHT45 ftMAX FAR0.75MAX DENSITY22 du/acMIN OPEN SPACE35%
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.

Uses

Extracted standards

5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Height

Other

  • Co-living dwellings treatment

    Up to two co-living dwellings shall be categorized as nonresidential for the purpose of applying the area and bulk regulations of this zone. For proposals with greater than two co-living dwellings, each will be counted as a dwelling unit subject to the same area and bulk regulations as multi-unit dwellings in this zone. Each such co-living dwelling shall provide the parking required under section 8-200(A)(22).

  • The development shall provide a minimum of 25 percent of land area as open and usable space, the location and shape of which shall be subject to the director's determination that it is functional and usable space for residents, visitors and other persons.

  • The maximum permitted threshold height for single- and two-unit dwellings is two and one-half feet, the highest threshold height within the contextual block face or the minimum necessary to comply with the floodplain requirements of section 6-306(B), whichever is greatest.

  • Open and usable space35 pct

    Each residential use shall provide 35 percent of the area of the lot as open and usable space, the location and shape of which shall be subject to the director's determination that it is functional and usable space for residents, visitors and other persons.

From the ordinance

Max density 22 du/ac for single/two/townhouse, min lot 1980 sqft, front yard at least 20 ft, side 7 ft, rear 8 ft, FAR 0.75, height 45 ft, open space 35%.
Section 3-605, 3-606

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "conditional_uses": [
      "child or elder care home (other than pursuant to section 3-602)",
      "co-living dwelling (other than pursuant to section 3-602.1)"
    ]
  }
}