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Commission backs package of zoning text amendments including ADU permit changes, church parking exemptions and removing 80-foot cap on athletic lighting
Summary
The Alexandria Planning Commission voted 7–0 to initiate and recommend City Council approval of a multi-topic zoning text amendment package that streamlines ADU permitting, adjusts church parking requirements, allows EV chargers in required yards and removes a prescriptive 80-foot cap on athletic-field lighting height in special-use-permit reviews.
The Alexandria Planning Commission voted unanimously (7–0) to initiate and recommend approval of a multi-part zoning text amendment package that includes: revisions to accessory dwelling unit (ADU) permitting and owner-occupancy rules; adding churches as a permitted use in several zones and exempting some churches from certain parking renovation triggers; permitting electric-vehicle charging equipment in required yards; clarifying open-space requirements in certain residential zones; and removing an explicit 80-foot height cap from the special-use-permit review for athletic and recreational lighting so City Council could consider taller fixtures when appropriate.
Sam (Sam Shelby/Sam Shell Wing in the record), Planning and Zoning staff, described the ADU changes as administrative cleanups and process streamlining. Staff proposes eliminating a now-redundant…
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