File #: 21-1265    Name:
Type: Land Use and Development (Planning Commission Items) Status: Passed
File created: 7/6/2021 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 9/9/2021 Final action: 9/9/2021
Title: Zoning Text Amendment #2021-00003 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 sections 1-400, 7-203, 7-2501 and 11-1302 to correct technical errors; to amend various sections of Article II to correct technical errors in definitions, define accessory building and clarify definitions related to accessory uses and structures, floor area, open space and trellises; to amend various sections of Articles IV to clarify lot requirements and bulk and open space regulations for mixed use buildings; to amend section 6-403 to allow solar energy systems as mechanical equipment not subject to maximum height limits; to amend various sections of Article VII to clarify language related to accessory uses and structures and home occupations, to allow electric vehicle charging structures in required yards, to allow permeable driveways to access accessory buildings containing accessory ...
Attachments: 1. ZTA2021-00003 Staff Report, 2. ZTA2021-00003 Additional Materials, 3. ZTA2021-00003 Presentation

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Zoning Text Amendment #2021-00003

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 sections 1-400, 7-203, 7-2501 and 11-1302 to correct technical errors; to amend various sections of Article II to correct technical errors in definitions, define accessory building and clarify definitions related to accessory uses and structures, floor area, open space and trellises; to amend various sections of Articles IV to clarify lot requirements and bulk and open space regulations for mixed use buildings; to amend section 6-403 to allow solar energy systems as mechanical equipment not subject to maximum height limits; to amend various sections of Article VII to clarify language related to accessory uses and structures and home occupations, to allow electric vehicle charging structures in required yards, to allow permeable driveways to access accessory buildings containing accessory dwellings, to repeal limitations on aesthetic guidelines governing wireless facilities and to prohibit the use of tall trellises as fences; to amend section 8-200 to allow tandem parking for small multifamily dwellings; to amend various sections of Article XI, Division C to establish procedures for the Board of Zoning Appeals to extend zones for split-zoned properties and to amend section 13-114 to reflect recommendations by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, as part of the 2020 Chesapeake Bay Audit and required under the Virginia Administrative Code.

Staff: City of Alexandria, Department of Planning & Zoning