Alexandria, Virginia · General provision

Article IV, Section 4-500

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaRear 25 ftSide 5 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX FAR1.25MIN 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.

Extracted standards

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

Design

Other

  • Appliance sales limited to small appliances

    Appliance sales, repair and rental shall be limited to small appliances only

  • Auxiliary dwellings up to 4 units4 units

    Up to four auxiliary dwelling units are permitted and shall be categorized as nonresidential for the purpose of applying the area and bulk regulations of this zone.

  • Co-living dwellings up to 2 units2 units

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

  • A day care center or commercial school shall obtain all state, federal and local licenses and certificates required prior to opening its place of business.

  • A day care center shall submit for the director's review a pick-up and drop-off plan that adequately ensures the safe transfer of children and creates minimal impact on pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

  • All operations enclosed

    All operations, including storage, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building

  • No use shall be conducted in any manner which would render it noxious or offensive by reason of dust, refuse matter, odor, smoke, gas, fumes, noise, vibration or glare.

  • Retail shopping establishments with a principal use selling tobacco products... are prohibited on property within 1,000 linear feet of a child day care center, or a public or private academic early childhood, elementary, middle, or high school.

From the ordinance

For residential uses, the following yard and open space requirements apply...
Article IV, Section 4-500