Alexandria
Zoning districts
44 districts, grouped by category.
Mixed use
20Potomac Yards/Greens
South Carlyle
Safeway-Datatel
Triangle Sites
Giant-CVS
Braddock Gateway
Landmark Gateway
Harris Teeter of Old Town North
Beauregard
Oakville Triangle and Route 1 Corridor
ABC-Giant/Old Town North
Public Storage/Boat US
Greenhill/West Alexandria Properties
Greenhill South
Landmark Neighborhood
Potomac River Generating Station
Eisenhower Conversion
Trade Center
Cameron Station
W-1 Zone (Waterfront)
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 17
Residential
16James Bland
Seminary Overlook
Fillmore/Beauregard
R-12 Zone
- Min lot
- 12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
R-2 zone
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-20 Zone
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
R-5 Zone
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
R-8 Zone
- Min lot
- 8,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
RMF-1 zone
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 10 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
RMF-2 zone
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 15 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
RMF-3
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 20 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
RMF-4
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 30 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
RMF-5
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 40 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
RMF-6
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 50 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
RMF-7
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 60 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
RMF-8
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 80 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
Other
7North Potomac Yard
Old and Historic Alexandria Height District
Parker-Gray Height District
Potomac River Vicinity Height District
- Max height
- 30 ft
Old Town North Height District
King Street Metro Station Height District
- Max height
- 77 ft
Remaining Height District
Industrial
1General provisions
522 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The following number of parking spaces shall be provided for each use listed. In the case of any use not listed in section 8-200(A), the requirements of the most similar listed use shall apply.
Within the Old and Historic Alexandria District, a non-required parking space on the same lot as a residential building, or on a contiguous lot under common ownership with a residential building, may not be removed if the removal is for the purpose of gaining open space to support a building addition.
Within the central business district any lot or group of contiguous lots of record as of June 28, 1983, containing less than 10,000 square feet shall not be subject to the requirements of sections 8-200(A)(9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (16), (18), (19), (20) and (21) and section 8-200(B); provided, however, that any lots subdivided after June 28, 1983, into lots of 10,000 square feet or less and developed or redeveloped individually or as a single entity shall comply with all provisions of sections 8-200(A) and (B).
Within the central business district any lot or group of contiguous lots of record as of June 28, 1983, containing less than 10,000 square feet shall not be subject to the requirements of sections 8-200(A)(9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (16), (18), (19), (20) and (21) and section 8-200(B)...
The boundaries of the central business district shall be as follows: Beginning at a point created by the eastward extension of the centerline of Duke Street to the present established pierhead line in the Potomac River; thence westward along the centerline of Duke Street to the centerline of South Peyton Street; thence northward along the centerline of South Peyton Street to the centerline of King Street; thence westward along the centerline of King Street to the centerline of Harvard Street; thence northward along the centerline of Harvard Street to a point created by the intersection of the westward extension of a line located 109.3 feet north of and parallel to the northern right-of-way line of King Street; thence eastward along said line extended to the eastern property line of the property located at 1601 King Street; thence south and perpendicular to the northern right-of-way line of King Street at a distance of nine and three-tenths (9.3) feet to a point 100 feet north of the northern right-of-way of King Street; thence eastward along a line 100 feet north of and parallel to the northern right-of-way of King Street to a point created by its intersection with the centerline of West Street; thence northward along the centerline of West Street to the centerline of Queen Street to a point created by the eastward extension of the centerline of Queen Street to the present established pierhead line in the Potomac River; thence southward along said pierhead line to the point of beginning.
Within the central business district any lot or group of contiguous lots of record as of June 28, 1983, containing less than 10,000 square feet shall not be subject to the requirements of the following: sections 8-200(A)(9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (16), (18), (19), (20) and (21) and section 8-200(B)
Within the King Street transit parking district, the following regulations shall apply to off-street parking; uses not listed shall provide parking pursuant to section 8-200(A):
Within the King Street transit parking district, the following regulations shall apply to off-street parking; uses not listed shall provide parking pursuant to section 8-200(A): ...
The King Street parking district is hereby defined as being that area described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of King Street and the centerline of Peyton Street; thence southwesterly with the centerline of Peyton Street to the centerline of Duke Street; thence easterly with the centerline of Duke Street, 140 feet to a point opposite the northeast corner of the land of Haridge properties and the northwest corner of the DIP commercial site; thence southerly 33 feet to the corner of Haridge and DIP; thence with Haridge and DIP, 352 feet to the northerly side of the land of Southern Railway System; thence westerly with the northern side of Southern Railway System, 1,040 feet to the land of RF&P Railway System, then with the northern side of RF&P, 1,550 feet to the land of Guiffre and WMATA; thence northeasterly with Guiffre and WMATA through several courses totaling 816 feet to the northeast corner of Guiffre and the south side of Duke Street; thence northerly and perpendicular to the Duke Street centerline, 96.4 feet to the centerline of Duke Street; thence westerly with the centerline of Duke Street, 530 feet to the centerline of Callahan Drive, thence northeasterly with the centerline of Callahan Drive to the centerline of King Street; thence easterly with the centerline of King Street; to the centerline of Commonwealth Avenue; thence northerly with the centerline of Commonwealth Avenue to the centerline of Cameron Street; thence northeasterly with the centerline of Cameron Street, 750 feet to a point opposite the northeast corner of Alexandria Management Corp. and the westerly side of a 12-foot public alley; thence southerly 33 feet to the northeast corner of Alexandria Management Corp., and the alley, thence (parallel to Harvard Street) with the alley and the properties of Alexandria Management Corp., Cassedy and Chapin and Scott, 105.7 feet (passing the end of the alley at 52.85 feet) to the northeast corner of Edwards and the north side of a 10-foot public alley; thence southerly with Edwards and the west side of the 10-foot alley, 124 feet to the northwest corner of Kane and the south side of the ten-foot alley; thence easterly and parallel with King Street alley; thence easterly and parallel with King Street with the south side of the alley and the properties of Kane and Mendleson, 137.2 feet (passing Kane's corner at 91.2 feet) to the west side of Harvard Street and the northeasterly corner of the land of Mendleson, then with the same line 30 feet to the centerline of Harvard Street, 270.16 feet to the centerline of King Street; thence easterly with the centerline of King Street to the point of beginning.
Within the King Street transit parking district, the following regulations shall apply to off-street parking; uses not listed shall provide parking pursuant to section 8-200(A)
The off-street parking requirements of section 8-200(A) shall not apply to those properties located immediately abutting the Potomac River...
The off-street parking requirements of section 8-200(A) shall not apply to those properties located immediately abutting the Potomac River, south of Third Street to and including Jones Point Park, and that area immediately west of North Union Street at Pendleton and Oronoco Streets as shown in the map incorporated in this ordinance entitled 'Federal Waterfront Settlement Restricted Parking Area — September, 1984'.
The off-street parking requirements of section 8-200(A) shall not apply to those properties located immediately abutting the Potomac River, south of Third Street to and including Jones Point Park, and that area immediately west of North Union Street at Pendleton and Oronoco Streets as shown in the map incorporated in this ordinance entitled 'Federal Waterfront Settlement Restricted Parking Area — September, 1984'
The off-street parking requirements of section 8-200(A) shall not apply to those properties located immediately abutting the Potomac River, south of Third Street to and including Jones Point Park, and that area immediately west of North Union Street at Pendleton and Oronoco Streets...
Motor vehicle parking or storage for use by the general public shall be permitted in the RM residential zone; provided, that the requirements and standards set forth in this section 8-600 are met.
Motor vehicle parking or storage for use by the general public shall be permitted in the RM residential zone; provided, that the requirements and standards set forth in this section 8-600 are met.
Motor vehicle parking or storage for use by the general public shall be permitted in the RM residential zone; provided, that the requirements and standards set forth in this section 8-600 are met.
Motor vehicle parking or storage for use by the general public shall be permitted in the RM residential zone; provided, that the requirements and standards set forth in this section 8-600 are met.
There is hereby established the board of architectural review to be composed of seven members.
To permit the following exceptions to the zone regulations and restrictions... The reconstruction of a structure containing a nonconforming use which has been damaged by fire or other casualty, or act of God or the public enemy, if it has been damaged to the extent of more than 60 percent of fair market value as established by the opinion of three disinterested appraisers appointed by the city council.
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