Title
Text Amendment #2018-0005
Massage Establishments
(A) Initiation of a Text Amendment; and (B) Public Hearing and Consideration of a Text Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to: delete Section 2-176 and add Section 2-153.2 to revise the definition of medical office to include massage establishments, to rename medical office a health profession office, and to remove redundant words; to amend Articles IV (Commercial, Office and Industrial Zones), V (Mixed Use Zones), VI (Special and Overlay Zone) to transfer massage establishments from Administrative Special Use to Permitted Health Profession Office Use, replace the term medical office with health profession office, and delete massage establishments from use limitations; to amend the definitions in Sections 2-126 and 2-174 and to amend Sections 3-902 (RC/High Density Apartment Zone, Permitted Uses) and 7-303 (Home Occupations, Use Limitations) to replace the term medical office with health profession office; to amend Sections 4-1202 and 4-1202.1 (I/Industrial zone) to add health profession office as a permitted use and to transfer massage establishments from Administrative Special Use to Permitted Health Profession Office Use; to amend Sections 5-402, 5-402.1, and 5-403 (CRMU-X/Commercial Residential Mixed Use [Old Town North] Zone) to add health profession office and business and professional office as permitted uses above the ground floor, and special uses on the ground floor, and to transfer massage establishments from Administrative Special Use to Permitted Health Profession Office Use as previously described; to amend Section 5-511 (W-1/Waterfront Mixed Use Zone, Use Limitations) to remove massage establishment as a use limitation in this zone; to amend Section 6-603 (Mount Vernon Avenue Urban Overlay Zone, Uses) to remove massage establishment; to amend Section 7-302 (Home Occupations, Prohibited Occupations) to replace medical or dental clinic with health profession office; to amend Section 8-200 (Off-Street Parking and Loading, General Parking Regulations) to remove massage establishments from the list of specific commercial uses; and; to amend Section 11-513 (Special Use Permits, Administrative Special Use Permit) to delete massage establishment and replace the term medical office with health profession office.
Staff: City of Alexandria Department of Planning & Zoning
Planning Commission Action: Recommended Approval 6-0