Alexandria, Virginia · General provision

Article VI, Section 6-200

Dimensional standards

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.

Setbacks

Front: 20 ft
Rear: 12 ft
Side: 12 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum height: 30 ft
Maximum lot coverage: 30%
Minimum open space: 25%

Uses

Permitted by right2

Public buildings
Public parks, playgrounds, athletic fields or other outdoor recreation facilities

Conditional / special use5

Any use with live entertainment
Bike rental
Commercial outdoor recreation facilities
Facilities used for the docking or berthing of boats or ships, including public or private marinas and/or boat clubs with related facilities limited to water and electricity connections
Privately owned public use buildings such as civic auditoriums or performing arts centers

Prohibited1

Any use which is not a permitted, special or accessory use

Extracted standards

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

Other

Underground utilities
All developments containing new or replacement utility facilities within the development shall provide for underground installation of said facilities.
Waterfront walkway
each use, development or project shall provide an open space walkway and bikeway adjacent to the high water mark of the Potomac River.

From the ordinance

The front building line shall be set back not less than 20 feet from the front lot line for all uses. The minimum side yard shall be 12 feet. The minimum rear yard shall be 12 feet. No more than 30 percent of any lot, parcel or tract of land shall be covered by building. 25 percent of any lot, parcel or tract of land shall be provided as open and usable space. No building shall exceed 30 feet in height.
Article VI, Section 6-200

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Retail and/or service commercial when accessory to a permitted use, provided such retail and/or service commercial does not occupy more than ten percent of the land area of the lot, parcel or tract of land"
    ],
    "conditional_uses": [
      "Outdoor market, other than pursuant to section 6-202.1",
      "Outdoor dining on private property, other than pursuant to section 6-202.1"
    ]
  }
}