Alexandria, VA · Alexandria Zoning Ordinance
The CRMU/L zone is a low-intensity mixed-use district allowing ground-floor commercial with residential above, or standalone residential. Height 45 feet, FAR 1.0. DUA limits were removed Nov 2023 per Sec. 12-1000 to allow smaller, more affordable units. Common in transitional areas between residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors.
| Front setback | Single-family and two-family dwellings: Not computed here: the ordinance makes it depend on facts about the site | 5-111(C)(1) |
|---|---|---|
| Multifamily: The ordinance sets no figure for this case | 5-105(A) | |
| Side setback | Single-family detached: At least 0 ft if the lot width is less than 25 ft; otherwise the greater of 8 ft and the building height divided by 3 | 5-111(C)(2) |
| Two-family: At least 0 ft if the lot width is less than 25 ft; otherwise the greater of 8 ft and the building height divided by 3 | 5-111(C)(2) | |
| Single-family attached, interior end lot: At least the greater of 8 ft and the building height divided by 3 if the lot width is more than 25 ft; otherwise 0 ft | 5-111(C)(2) | |
| Single-family attached, not an interior end lot lot: No requirement | 5-111(C)(2) | |
| Multifamily: The ordinance sets no figure for this case | 5-105(A) | |
| Side setbacks combined | The ordinance sets no figure for this case | 5-105(A) |
| Rear setback | Single-family and two-family dwellings: At least the greater of 8 ft and the building height minus half of the width of the alley the lot abuts (0 if none) | 5-111(C)(3) |
| Multifamily: The ordinance sets no figure for this case | 5-105(A) | |
| Maximum height | Not computed here: the ordinance makes it depend on facts about the site | 5-106 |
| Maximum FAR | Other principal uses, commercial: At most 0.75 | 5-105(A) |
| Multifamily: At most 1 | 5-105(A) | |
| Single-family and two-family dwellings: At most 1 | 5-105(A) | |
| Single-family and two-family dwellings: At most 1.5 | 5-105(A) | |
| Mixed-use building, mixed use: At most 1 | 5-105(B) | |
| Residential or mixed use with a special use permit: Not computed here: the ordinance makes it depend on facts about the site | 5-105(A) | |
| Continuum of care facility, continuum of care facility: Not computed here: the ordinance makes it depend on facts about the site | 5-105(A) | |
| Mixed-use building, mixed use with residential under 25 percent of floor space: The ordinance sets no figure for this case | 5-105(A) | |
| Max density | The ordinance sets no figure for this case | 5-105(A) |
| Minimum lot size | Single-family detached: At least 5,000 sq ft | 5-111(A) |
| Two-family: At least 2,500 times the number of dwelling units | 5-111(A) | |
| Single-family attached and multifamily: The ordinance sets no figure for this case | 5-105(A) | |
| Minimum lot width | Single-family detached: At least 50 ft | 5-111(B) |
| Two-family: At least 50 ft | 5-111(B) | |
| Two-family: At least 25 times the number of dwelling units | 5-111(B) | |
| Single-family attached and multifamily: The ordinance sets no figure for this case | 5-105(A) | |
| Maximum lot coverage | The ordinance sets no figure for this case | 5-105(A) |
| Minimum open space | Dwellings (all types): At least 35% “provided however that a portion of the space which would otherwise be required as green area may be met by comparable amenities and/or facilities provided in lieu thereof” | 5-107(A) |
| Continuum of care facility, continuum of care facility: Not computed here: the ordinance makes it depend on facts about the site | 5-105(A) |
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