File #: 20-1034    Name:
Type: Land Use and Development (Planning Commission Items) Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/30/2020 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 9/1/2020 Final action:
Title: Zoning Text Amendment #2020-00005 Zoning Ordinance Practical Updates (A) Initiation of a Text Amendment; and (B) Public Hearing and consideration of a Text Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to amend Section 1-700 to add to the list of zones the RMF Zone; to amend definitions for floor area (Section 2-145(A)(11) and (12)), medical care facilities (Section 2-174) and townhouse dwelling and two-family dwelling (Sections 2-138 and 2-140); to amend the RB and RM zone grandfathering provisions (Section 3-707(B) and 3-1108 (B)); to amend Section 3-1406 to add the effective date of the ordinance; to allow open porches meeting specific criteria in required side yards (Sections 7-202 and 11-302); to add Section 7-202(E) to allow fences taller than 6 feet between residential properties and certain other uses; to clarify provisions regarding fences on corner lots (Sections 7-1700, 7-1701 and 7-1702); to add Section 7-2600 to limit the percentage of a window that may be blocked by art, signs or o...
Attachments: 1. ZTA2020-00005 Staff Report, 2. ZTA2020-00005 Presentation

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Zoning Text Amendment #2020-00005

Zoning Ordinance Practical Updates

(A) Initiation of a Text Amendment; and (B) Public Hearing and consideration of a Text Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to amend Section 1-700 to add to the list of zones the RMF Zone; to amend definitions for floor area (Section 2-145(A)(11) and (12)), medical care facilities (Section 2-174) and townhouse dwelling and two-family dwelling (Sections 2-138 and 2-140); to amend the RB and RM zone grandfathering provisions (Section 3-707(B) and 3-1108 (B)); to amend Section 3-1406 to add the effective date of the ordinance; to allow open porches meeting specific criteria in required side yards (Sections 7-202 and 11-302); to add Section 7-202(E) to allow fences taller than 6 feet between residential properties and certain other uses; to clarify provisions regarding fences on corner lots (Sections 7-1700, 7-1701 and 7-1702); to add Section 7-2600 to limit the percentage of a window that may be blocked by art, signs or other materials; to amend Section 11-804 to remove reference to a repealed law; to amend various provisions related to the Board of Zoning Appeals to comply with the Code of Virginia (Sections 11-1008, 11-1103, 11-1104, and 11-1207); to amend Section 12-101(B)(3) to expand the applicability of the residential reversion criteria; to amend Section 12-102(D) to correctly reference the KR zone and apply residential reuse to specific blocks along King Street.

Staff: City of Alexandria, Department of Planning & Zoning