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Council approves broad zoning text changes to speed commercial approvals; staff to return on speakers, live-entertainment and trailer rules
Summary
After extended debate, Alexandria City Council approved a package of commercial zoning text amendments to streamline approvals for many uses but removed four areas for further study (outdoor speakers, music/live-entertainment thresholds, private school trailers, and outdoor fitness) and asked staff to return with options.
Alexandria City Council on Dec. 13 voted to adopt a commercial zoning text amendment package that streamlines approvals for many commercial uses while retaining or deferring a handful of provisions for additional study.
Staff from Planning and Zoning presented a package of updates aimed at modernizing the zoning ordinance, reducing administrative redundancy, and converting certain special-use permit (SUP) categories into permitted or administrative-SUP categories. Principal planner Anne Horowitz told the council the measures were based on five years of permitting experience and public…
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