Municipal land-use board
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Holds the public hearing and recommends action on the vacation
The Planning Commission was scheduled to hear the request October 6 to vacate the northern end of Ramsey Street, handing a publicly owned street segment to abutting private owners. The item had appeared on commission agendas in June, September, and October, after being continued at least once.
Updated 6 days ago
October 6 hearing on the docket; decision not reported
St. Stephen's field-lighting request was on the Planning Commission's October 6 docket; no decision was reported as of October 8. The City Council hearing on the permit is set for October 17.
Hears and decides the special use permit request
A trustee who controls a North Quaker Lane property is asking Alexandria to let her build on a lot that touches no public street. City zoning normally forbids that; a special use permit can waive it. The Planning Commission hears the request October 6.
Updated Sep 24
Holding Oct. 6 public hearing on the amendment
For 50 years, anyone in Alexandria wanting to build on an undersized lot had to get City Council approval first. The Planning Commission hears a proposal Oct. 6 that would end that requirement for most lots, letting owners build by right under the zoning code.
Updated Sep 22
Holds Oct 6 public hearing on the request
A developer wants to put two dwelling units on a lot zoned for one house at 501 East Howell Avenue in Alexandria, Virginia. The Planning Commission will hear the special use permit request Oct 6, and its vote will decide whether the project moves forward.
Held public hearing on Sept. 1, 2026; written action summary pending
Alexandria's Planning Commission heard a special use permit request Tuesday night for a small live-music stage at the Del Ray Farmhouse Market and Garden. The market is a grocery and garden shop at 1913 Mount Vernon Avenue.
Updated Sep 2
Was scheduled to hold a public hearing on SUP #2026-00032 on September 1
A house at 1 East Custis Avenue sits on a lot that doesn't meet Alexandria's current zoning standards. To redevelop it, the owner needs a special use permit, and the Planning Commission hears the request Tuesday.
Updated Aug 30
Holding the public hearing on the permit request
The barbershop owner at 728 N. Patrick Street says she learned about the plan from a reporter. Yvonne Wanzer has run Another Level Hair Studio & Barbershop for 17 years, and five four-story townhouses with one-car garages and roof decks could replace her building and the two vacant lots next door.
Was scheduled to hold a public hearing on SUP #2026-00022 on Sept. 1, 2026
An Alexandria property owner wants to turn part of a nonresidential building at 911 C & D Pendleton Street into a home, but the lot has no public street frontage, so the conversion needs two special use permits. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the request Tuesday, Sept. 1.
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