Section 3-705, 3-706
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right10
Conditional / special use9
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. districts45 ft
Within the Old and Historic Alexandria and the Parker-Gray Districts, the maximum height of a structure is 45 feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for single and two-unit dwellings30 ft
The maximum height for single- and two-unit dwellings is 30 feet. The maximum height for all other structures is 45 feet.
Other
- Continuum of care facility treatment
A continuum of care facility shall be a nonresidential use if the residential use does not exceed 50 percent of the floor area, except that the maximum floor area for the residential use may be increased to an amount not to exceed 70 percent of the floor area permitted by this zone with a special use permit.
- Front building line in historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. districts
Within the Old and Historic Alexandria and Parker-Gray Districts, the front building line shall be the same as the front lot line or such other line consistent with the character of the district that the board of architectural review approves.
- Maximum threshold heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for single and two-unit dwellings2.5 ft
The maximum permitted threshold height for single and two-unit dwellings outside the Old and Historic Alexandria and Parker-Gray districts 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.
- Side yards in historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. districts
Within the Old and Historic Alexandria and the Parker-Gray Districts, the following side yard requirements shall apply: each residential lot which is 35 feet wide or wider shall provide two side yards of at least five feet each; each residential lot which is at least 25 feet but less than 35 feet wide shall provide one side yard of at least five feet; no side yard is required on a residential lot which is less than 25 feet wide; each nonresidential lot shall provide two side yards of at least five feet each.
From the ordinance
Max density 22 du/ac for single/two/townhouse, min lot 1980 sqft, front yard at least 20 ft, side 8 ft, rear 8 ft, FAR 0.75, height 45 ft, open space 35%.
Use details
{
"dropped_conditions": {
"conditional_uses": [
"child or elder care home (other than pursuant to section 3-702)"
]
}
}