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.
Any redevelopment, new development, or infill development that requires review by the city for a special use permit, site plan, or administrative permit pursuant to section 4-1404 or section 4-1407 shall be consistent with the currently adopted Mount Vernon Avenue Design Guidelines...
Permitted uses in the NR zone are limited as follows. ... Bulk regulations: build-to line 10 ft, FAR 0.5, height 35 ft. Parking per Article VIII with reductions.
The Arlandria neighborhood retail zone shall apply to land that abuts the Mount Vernon Avenue corridor between Four Mile Run to the north and the intersection of West Glebe Road and Mount Vernon Avenue to the south.
The neighborhood retail zone is intended to revitalize Mount Vernon Avenue and the properties that abut Mount Vernon Avenue in Arlandria... The Arlandria neighborhood retail zone shall apply to land that abuts the Mount Vernon Avenue corridor between Four Mile Run to the north and the intersection of West Glebe Road and Mount Vernon Avenue to the south.
The CG zone is intended to provide for retail and service uses, including automobile oriented businesses, in community serving shopping centers along major roads.
Each single-unit dwelling shall be located on a lot with a minimum land area of 5,000 square feet. ... The maximum permitted floor area ratio for nonresidential uses is .5. ... The maximum permitted height of a building is 50 feet.
The CD zone is intended to provide for an urban mix of retail, office, service, hotel, residential and civic functions for the city's downtown business core.
Each single-unit, two-unit and townhouse dwelling shall provide a minimum land area of 1,452 square feet. ... The maximum permitted floor area ratio for nonresidential uses is 1.5 ... The maximum permitted height of a building is 50 feet.
The CD-X zone is intended to provide for an urban mix of retail, office, service, hotel, residential and civic functions for the Old Town North area of the city.
Each single-unit dwelling shall be located on a lot with a minimum land area of 5,000 square feet. ... The maximum permitted floor area ratio for nonresidential uses is 1.5 ... The maximum permitted height of a building is that height indicated in the Old Town North Small Area Plan.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (C) of this section 4-606, the maximum height shall not exceed 50 feet, with portions of the buildings and/or townhouses providing significant variation in building heights less than 50 feet.
The maximum permitted floor area ratio is 1.0. The maximum permitted height of a building is 77 feet except that the height may be increased to an amount not to exceed 150 feet with a special use permit.
The maximum permitted floor area ratio is 1.0. The maximum permitted height of a building is 77 feet except that the height may be increased to an amount not to exceed 150 feet with a special use permit. No site shall be zoned to CR unless it contains a minimum of 40 acres of land and no development proposal shall be approved unless it can accommodate 500,000 square feet of gross leasable floor space.
The CR zone is intended to provide areas suitable for large scale shopping centers serving regional needs.
The maximum permitted floor area ratio is 1.0. ... The maximum permitted height of a building is 77 feet ... No site shall be zoned to CR unless it contains a minimum of 40 acres of land and no development proposal shall be approved unless it can accommodate 500,000 square feet of gross leasable floor space.
Each single-unit dwelling shall be located on a lot with a minimum land area of 5,000 square feet. In the case of a two-unit dwelling, the lot shall contain 2,500 square feet of land area for each dwelling unit. Each townhouse use shall provide a minimum land area of 1,600 square feet.
Each single-unit dwelling shall be located on a lot with a minimum land area of 5,000 square feet. In the case of a two-unit dwelling, the lot shall contain 2,500 square feet of land area for each dwelling unit. ... The maximum permitted floor area ratio for residential uses is 1.25, not to exceed 22 units per acre for townhouse development... The maximum permitted height of a building is 50 feet.
The OC zone is designed to allow areas for primarily office use of moderate density and relatively low heights.
Each single-unit dwelling shall be located on a lot with a minimum land area of 5,000 square feet. ... The maximum permitted floor area ratio for nonresidential uses is 1.00. ... The maximum permitted height of a building is 50 feet.
The maximum permitted floor area ratio for residential uses is 1.50. For single-unit, two-unit, and townhouse dwellings only, the maximum density shall not exceed one dwelling unit for each 800 square feet of lot area or 54.45 units for each acre.
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