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Commission recommends approval for 402‑unit Mark Center project with large parking reduction, calls for lighting safeguards near preserve

Alexandria Planning Commission · November 6, 2025
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Planning commissioners recommended approval of a 402‑unit development at 4880 Mark Center Drive and a 99‑space parking reduction, contingent on staff‑recommended lighting conditions to limit spill into the adjacent Winkler Preserve; vote carried with one recusal.

On Nov. 6 the Alexandria Planning Commission recommended approval of a development special use permit and site plan for a new 402‑unit residential building at 4880 Mark Center Drive that includes a special‑use request to reduce required parking by 99 spaces. The applicant proposes 419 counted spaces (plus 24 tandem spaces that cannot be counted toward minimums); staff said the project meets CDD‑4…

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