Land use · Alexandria, Virginia

recreation and entertainment use

Named in 3 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.

classroom seats. **(12) Automobile service stations:** one space for each gasoline pump. **(13) Recreation and entertainment use (indoor):** one space for each 200 square feet of floor area on all floors. **(14) Recreation and entertainment use (outdoor):** one

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is not an automobile service station; outdoor live entertainment; drive through facility; or recreation and entertainment use , outdoor; (b) The proposal will not increase gross floor area occupied by the use by more than one-third; (b.1) The proposal

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but not limited to motor homes, travel trailers, and campers. ### 2-188.1 - Recreation and entertainment use . A use involving recreational or entertainment activities, including but not limited to theaters, bowling alleys, arcades, and similar uses. ### 2-189

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complex; (H) Personal service establishment; (I) Private school, commercial; (J) Public school; (J.1) Recreation and entertainment use , indoor; (J.2) Restaurant located within a commercial complex; (K) Retail shopping establishment, up to 20,000 gross square feet; (L) Seminary, convent

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commercial; (F.2) Public school; (G) Radio or television broadcasting office and studio; (G.1) Recreation and entertainment use , indoor; (G.2) Restaurant located within a commercial complex or hotel; (H) Retail shopping establishment, up to 20,000 gross square feet; (H.1)

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right3

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.