Municipality · Virginia

Alexandria

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Districts
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Extracted rules
2,560
Standards
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Chapters read

Zoning districts

44 districts, grouped by category.

Residential

16
CDD-16Residential

James Bland

Alexandria, VA
CDD-22Residential

Seminary Overlook

Alexandria, VA
CDD-23Residential

Fillmore/Beauregard

Alexandria, VA
R-12Residential

R-12 Zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
35 ft
Permitted uses
10
R-2Residential

R-2 zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Permitted uses
9
R-20Residential

R-20 Zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
40 ft
Permitted uses
10
R-5Residential

R-5 Zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
5,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
10
R-8Residential

R-8 Zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
8,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Permitted uses
10
RMF-1Residential

RMF-1 zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Max density
10 du/ac
Permitted uses
9
RMF-2Residential

RMF-2 zone

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Max density
15 du/ac
Permitted uses
9
RMF-3Residential

RMF-3

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
20 du/ac
Permitted uses
9
RMF-4Residential

RMF-4

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
30 du/ac
Permitted uses
10
RMF-5Residential

RMF-5

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
40 du/ac
Permitted uses
10
RMF-6Residential

RMF-6

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
50 du/ac
Permitted uses
10
RMF-7Residential

RMF-7

Alexandria, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
60 du/ac
Permitted uses
10
RMF-8Residential

RMF-8

Alexandria, VA
Max height
30 ft
Front setback
15 ft
Max density
80 du/ac
Permitted uses
10

General provisions

522 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

11-7113 standards

Failure of a TMP project to comply with its approved TMP shall result in the assessment of civil penalties or revocation of the approved TMP SUP

11-7122 standards

The enlargement, extension or increase of more than five percent in the floor area expressed in square feet of any use for which a special use permit has been issued under the provisions of this section 11-700 shall require an application for and approval of a new or amended special use permit governing the entire use as enlarged, extended or increase.

11-8042 standards

As part of an application for a map amendment a property owner may proffer in writing the provision of reasonable conditions to apply and be part of the rezoning sought to be approved by said application.

13-1072 standards

The following encroachments, if permitted in the underlying zone, are allowed to the RPA buffer area if approved by the director of T&ES and provided that a water quality impact assessment is performed and accepted by the director of T&ES as complete in accordance with section 13-117.

13-108

Development, redevelopment, and uses authorized by the underlying zone are permitted in the RMA provided such activity is carried out in accordance with all applicable criteria in this Article XIII.

13-10912 standards

The director of T&ES shall approve development, redevelopment, uses, or land-disturbing activities in the CBPA only if it is found that the activity is in compliance with this Article XIII and that the applicant has demonstrated, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the proposed development, redevelopment, use, or land-disturbing activity meets or exceeds the following standards.

13-109(E)4 standards

The total phosphorus load of new development projects shall comply with the water quality design criteria requirements in 9VAC25-875-580... For land-disturbing activities disturbing greater than or equal to one acre... reduced at least 20 percent... less than one acre... ten percent... 50-foot wide vegetated area...

13-109(F)5 standards

Concentrated stormwater flow shall be released into a stormwater conveyance system... improvement factor 0.8 for sites >1 acre or 0.9 for sites ≤1 acre... post-development peak flow rate from the ten-year 24-hour storm event shall be less than the predevelopment peak flow rate...

13-1112 standards

Any development, redevelopment, or use exceeding 2,500 square feet of land disturbance within the CBPA shall be subject to the development review process... any land-disturbing activity less than one acre within the CBPA shall not be required to complete a registration statement...

13-1111 standards

Any development, redevelopment, or use exceeding 2,500 square feet of land disturbance within the CBPA shall be subject to the development review process outlined in subsection (C) below prior to any clearing of the site, or the issuance of any building, land use, or land development permit.

13-1121 standards

The environmental site assessment shall also clearly describe, map, or explain the following: ... Steep slopes greater than 15 percent in grade; ...

13-1121 standards

The environmental site assessment shall clearly delineate the individual components of the RPA as well as the total geographic extent of the RPA as defined in section 13-105(B) through a methodology approved by the director of T&ES under the authority of section 13-104(C).

13-1141 standards

The stormwater management plan must apply the stormwater technical requirements of section 13-109 to the entire site.

13-1173 standards

A water quality minor impact assessment is required for development or redevelopment within RPAs or under an exception which involves 5,000 or less square feet of land disturbance... must demonstrate that the undisturbed buffer area, enhanced vegetative plantings, and any required BMPs will result in the removal of no less than 75 percent of sediments and 40 percent of nutrients...

13-1174 standards

A water quality impact assessment is required for any proposed development or redevelopment in the RPA, except that at the discretion of the director of T&ES a water quality impact assessment may not be required if the activity is addressed under section 13-107(A), section 13-107(B), or section 13-107(D).

13-1181 standards

All required stormwater management facilities or other specifications shall be installed and approved within 18 months of project commencement.

4-11071 standards

Single-unit, two-unit, townhouse and multi-unit dwellings on lots located within 1,000 feet of the centerline of Eisenhower Avenue, existing on November 9, 1999... shall not be subject to the requirement for a special use permit.

4-1108, 4-1414, 4-209, etc.1 standards

Up to two co-living dwellings shall be categorized as nonresidential for the purpose of applying the area and bulk regulations of this zone, and each such co-living dwelling shall provide the parking required under section 8-200(A)(22).

4-1200

The maximum permitted floor area ratio is 0.85, except that the floor area ratio may be increased to an amount not to exceed 1.25 with a special use permit.

4-12005 standards

The I zone is established to provide areas for light to medium industrial use, including service, distribution, manufacturing, wholesale and storage facilities at low densities in areas of the city which will not negatively impact adjacent neighborhoods.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.