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Recommended approval unanimously
Alexandria has rules for residential lots that are smaller than current zoning allows. On Nov. 14, the City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing and final vote on an ordinance that would rewrite those rules.
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Voted 6-0 on November 5 to recommend Zoning Text Amendment #2026-00007 to City Council
Alexandria's Planning Commission voted 6-0 on November 5 to recommend a zoning change that would keep affordable-housing requirements in place after an RMF-zone property is foreclosed. The amendment, #2026-00007, rewrites Section 3-1406 of the city zoning ordinance. City Council makes the final decision.
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Recommended approval of SUP2026-00039 on Nov. 5, 2026, on a 6-0 vote
Alexandria's Planning Commission voted 6-0 on Nov. 5 to recommend a permit change that would convert about 60,099 square feet of approved office space at Carlyle Block P into housing for older adults. The change would also raise the approved building height from 210 to 220 feet.
Updated Oct 27
Voted 6-0 on November 5 to recommend approval of Zoning Text Amendment #2026-00006; the City Council makes the final decision.
Alexandria's Planning Commission voted 6-0 on November 5 to recommend replacing the city's variable parking formula for multifamily buildings with a flat minimum of half a space per home. The recommendation sends Zoning Text Amendment #2026-00006 to the City Council, which has the final say.
Updated Oct 26
Voted 6-0 on Nov. 5 to recommend ZTA #2026-00005; City Council hearing set for Nov. 14
Alexandria's Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing Nov. 5 on Zoning Text Amendment #2026-00005, a historic preservation update that changes how the Board of Architectural Review handles development reviews. The recommendation goes to City Council, which holds a public hearing Nov. 14 at 9:30 a.m.
Updated Oct 25
Was scheduled to hold its public hearing on ZTA26-04 at 7 p.m. November 5; no recommendation had been posted as of November 10
Alexandria's Planning Commission was scheduled to take up the city's Faith in Housing rules at 7 p.m. November 5. No recommendation had been posted as of November 10, and the City Council is set to consider the same items November 14 at 9:30 a.m.
Recommended approval 6-0 on Sept. 1; City Council approved the permit with a condition on Oct. 17
The Alexandria City Council approved a permit on October 17 for five four-story townhouses at 724, 726 and 728 N. Patrick Street, clearing the way for Another Level Hair Studio & Barbershop and two vacant lots to be redeveloped. Three council members voted against the project, including John Taylor Chapman, who wanted to keep commercial space on the block.
Updated Oct 21
Recommended approval 7-0; City Council approved the recommendation October 17
The Alexandria City Council approved the Ramsey Street vacation on October 17, closing the public hearing and accepting the Planning Commission's 7-0 recommendation. The council also appointed Ann Tucker, Jeanette Ankoma-Sey and Mindy Lyle as viewers, according to the meeting's action docket.
Recommended approval of ZTA #2026-00003 on Oct. 6, 7-0
Alexandria's City Council closed its public hearing on Oct. 17 and approved the Planning Commission's recommendation to end the 50-year permit rule for undersized lots. The council's action docket records the approval; the formal minutes, once approved, are the official record.
Recommended approval 7-0 on October 6, 2026; City Council adopted the recommendation October 17.
City Council closed its October 17 public hearing and approved St. Stephen's request to build athletic facilities with light poles over 30 feet at 1000 St. Stephens Road. The vote followed the Planning Commission's 7-0 recommendation on October 6.
Recommended approval 7-0 on Oct 6; City Council approved the permit Oct 17
The City Council approved a two-unit dwelling at 501 East Howell Avenue on Oct 17, closing the public hearing and accepting the Planning Commission's 7-0 recommendation. The permit lets OV900 LLC build a duplex on a lot zoned for single-family homes that the city considers substandard because it predates current minimum-lot rules.
Recommended approval 7-0 on Oct. 6; the City Council approved the permit Oct. 17, per the hearing's action docket.
The City Council approved a special use permit for the lot with no street frontage at 108-110 North Quaker Lane at its Oct. 17 hearing. The hearing's action docket records that the council closed the public hearing and approved the Planning Commission's 7-0 recommendation.
Recommended approval 6-0 at the Sept. 1, 2026 hearing; the council granted the permits on Sept. 19
Alexandria's City Council approved a request Sept. 19 to turn a garage-and-storage building at 911 C & D Pendleton Street into a three-story townhome. The lot has no street frontage, so the conversion needed two special use permits. The Planning Commission backed the plan 6-0 on Sept. 1.
Updated Oct 18
Recommended approval of SUP #2026-00032 (6-0) on Sept. 1; backed zoning text amendment 2026-00003 on Oct. 7
The Alexandria City Council approved the special use permit for 1 East Custis Avenue on Sept. 19, after the Planning Commission's 6-0 recommendation. The permit allows redevelopment of the single-family home on the substandard R-2-5 residential lot.
Recommended approval 6-0 for SUP #2026-00024; City Council approved the permit Sept. 19, 2026
Alexandria City Council approved the live-music special use permit for the Del Ray Farmhouse Market and Garden on Sept. 19, endorsing the Planning Commission's 6-0 recommendation. The permit allows small bands or a DJ at 1913 Mount Vernon Avenue during pop-up markets and special events, with the stage inside the corner vision clearance.
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