File #: 26-0527    Name:
Type: Land Use and Development (Planning Commission Items) Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/5/2025 In control: City Council Public Hearing
On agenda: 12/13/2025 Final action:
Title: Zoning Text Amendment #2025-00008 Historic Preservation Zoning Regulations (A) Initiation of a Zoning Text Amendment; and (B) Public Hearing and consideration of various text amendments to: (1) correct technical errors in Articles VIII, IX, and X; (2) amend Section 6-403(B)(2) to allow the Board of Architectural Review to delegate the waiver of rooftop mechanical screening requirements in the Old and Historic District and for 100 Year Old Buildings; (3) amend Section 7-1800 to remove restrictions on ATM installations on contributing buildings in the Historic Districts; (4) modify the review process for Development Special Use Permits in the Historic Districts by formalizing the concept review process and separating the Certificate of Appropriateness into two parts; and (5) amend Article X to modify, delete, and update regulations pertaining to the Historic Districts and 100 Year Old Buildings; extend the validity period for Certificates of Appropriateness and Permits to Demolish; clari...

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Zoning Text Amendment #2025-00008
Historic Preservation Zoning Regulations
(A) Initiation of a Zoning Text Amendment; and (B) Public Hearing and consideration of various text amendments to: (1) correct technical errors in Articles VIII, IX, and X; (2) amend Section 6-403(B)(2) to allow the Board of Architectural Review to delegate the waiver of rooftop mechanical screening requirements in the Old and Historic District and for 100 Year Old Buildings; (3) amend Section 7-1800 to remove restrictions on ATM installations on contributing buildings in the Historic Districts; (4) modify the review process for Development Special Use Permits in the Historic Districts by formalizing the concept review process and separating the Certificate of Appropriateness into two parts; and (5) amend Article X to modify, delete, and update regulations pertaining to the Historic Districts and 100 Year Old Buildings; extend the validity period for Certificates of Appropriateness and Permits to Demolish; clarify Board of Architectural Review standards for routine maintenance, repairs, and alterations; remove outdated references; and update language to be gender-neutral. 

Staff: City of Alexandria, Department of Planning & Zoning 
Planning Commission Action: Deferred Without Objection