Land use · Alexandria, Virginia

home for the elderly

Named in 2 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Alexandria’s own text settles what this covers.

professional office; day care center; health and athletic club or fitness studio; hotel; home for the elderly ; improved outdoor recreational facilities intended for passive and/or non-congregate recreational activities; light assembly, service and crafts; massage establishment; medical office; outdoor

Read it in the chapter →

Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.