Tag: department of planning and zoning

Zoning for Housing, explained: What to know ahead of the November...

By Mark Eaton and Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] The city’s “Zoning for Housing/Housing for All” proposal is approaching a planned vote from City Council on...

City Hall Watch with Bill Rossello: Policy by invective

When one resorts to invective in policy debate, it’s for one of two reasons. Either you’re trying to put likely resistors back on their heels...

Agenda Alexandria holds master plan forum

By Kimberly Jackson | [email protected] It is no secret. The city of Alexandria is growing. After more than 270 years, it is pushing the city limits...

Your Views: The new Alexandria

To the editor: Every city goes through an evolutionary process and there comes a time when it becomes critical for a city to revitalize one...

City council discusses transportation priorities, Planning & Zoning staff at legislative...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] With the first public hearing of the fall in the rearview mirror, city council is back to discussing city business...

Council considers zoning issues, restaurant SUPs

By Arya Hodjat | [email protected] Alexandria City Council members discussed a number of issues related to zoning requirements, including the need for a comprehensive approach to...

Parker-Gray and Old and Historic BARs to be consolidated

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Council voted unanimously at its public hearing on Saturday to consolidate Alexandria’s two locally regulated boards of architectural review, putting...

Showdown looms over T.C. Williams stadium lights

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Despite attending classes in a relatively new, modern building, athletes at T.C. Williams High School have long dealt with the...