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Alexandria, Virginia · General provision

Section 3-900

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 0 ftRear 8 ftSide 16 ftMin width 50 ftMIN LOT AREA1,600 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE50 ftMAX HEIGHT150 ftMAX FAR1.25MAX DENSITY54.45 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.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
1,600 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
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
54.45 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
0 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
8 ft
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.
150 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.
1.25
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
35%

Servicing

Applies near
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Geographic extent
Properties within the RC zone located south of the Capital Beltway and abutting Washington Street (George Washington Memorial Parkway)

Uses

Permitted by right17

Conditional / special use25

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Co-living dwellings up to two units are nonresidential

    Up to two co-living dwellings, shall be categorized as nonresidential for the purpose of applying the area and bulk regulations of this zone.

  • Continuum of care open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.25 pct

    The development shall provide a minimum of 25 percent of land area as open and usable space.

  • Bus stop requirements along parkway

    Properties abutting the Capital Beltway shall provide a location for three or more busses to stop and lay by on the west side of Washington Street, and a location for two or more buses to stop and lay by on the east side.

  • Landscaping along parkway

    The area between those structures closest to Washington Street and Washington Street shall be landscaped in a manner substantially consistent with the Landscape Concept for Washington Street and Parkway Landscape Buffer.

  • Building orientation along parkway

    Buildings closest to Washington Street shall be oriented toward and generally aligned with Washington Street.

Parking

  • Co-living parking requirement

    Each such co-living dwelling shall provide the parking required under section 8-200(A)(22).

  • No surface parking along parkway

    No surface parking shall be provided in the area between Washington Street and those structures oriented to and closest to Washington Street.

Setback

From the ordinance

The following uses are permitted in the RC zone: (A) Townhouse dwelling; (B) Multi-unit dwelling; ...
Section 3-900