Correction: City Releases Zoning for Housing Draft Zoning Text and Master Plan Amendments and Housing Policy Updates 
For immediate release: October 2, 2023 

On September 5, the City Council and Planning Commission received staff recommendations for the nine Zoning for Housing/Housing for All initiatives. Today, draft Text Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance for five initiatives are posted for community review. The Zoning Text Amendments are required for implementation, pending adoption of staff’s recommendations. Also, subject to Planning Commission’s review, and City Council approval, proposed revisions to the City’s Master Plan and to its 2020-2021 Housing Policy Update are required.    

Summary descriptions for the five draft Zoning Text Amendments, the two policy revisions, and Master Plan amendments are posted in full for the community’s review on the project website (summary document and Master Plan text corrected for formatting error). The City’s third fall hybrid Community Meeting, to be held October 12, 6 p.m. at Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street, Multi-Purpose Room, will focus on these proposed zoning and policy changes.
    
Questions or comments may be posted on the Zoning for Housing/Housing for All comment form or by emailing the interdepartmental project team.  The Zoning Text Amendments and Policy Amendments will be considered by the Planning Commission and City Council along with the other aspects of Zoning for Housing/Housing for All in November.     

For more information, visit alexandriava.gov/Zoning.  

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