City Council - Regular Meeting

Alexandria County
Saturday, October 17, 2026Official site

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Alexandria, VA
Meeting Date
October 17, 2026

Video will appear here as soon as Alexandria City Council posts it — usually within a day of the meeting

Saturday, October 17, 2026

16 items on the agenda.

OPENING•Item 1

Calling the Roll.

OPENING•Item 2

Approval of Electronic Participation Resolution. (if needed)

Proclamations•Item 3

27-1384 Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Proclamations•Item 4

27-1385 Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Public Discussion Period•Item 5

Public Discussion Period

Action Docket•Item 6

27-1413 Special Use Permit #2026-00035 108 and 110 North Quaker Lane

Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a Special Use Permit for a lot without frontage; zoned: R-20/Residential Single Family. Applicant: Anne M. Smucker, Trustee, represented by M. Catharine Puskar, Attorney Planning Commission Action: Recommend Approval 7-0

Action Docket•Item 7

27-1415 Special Use Permit #2026-00034 501 East Howell Avenue

Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a Special Use Permit for construction of a two-unit dwelling on a developed substandard lot; zoned: R-2-5/Residential Single Family. Applicant: OV900 LLC represented by M. Catharine Puskar, Attorney Planning Commission Action: Recommend Approval 7-0

Action Docket•Item 8

27-1416 Development Special Use Permit #2026-10008 1000 Saint Stephens Road

Public hearing and consideration of requests for a Development Special Use Permit and Site Plan to construct athletic facilities at a private school, with a Special Use Permit for pole lighting in excess of 30 feet (amending DSUP2018-00003); zoned R-12/Residential. Applicant: Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia DBA St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School represented by Duncan Blair, Attorney Planning Commission Action: Recommend Approval 7-0

Action Docket•Item 9

27-1411 Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend Section 13-1-3 (COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES - NIGHT ILLUMINATION) of Chapter 1 (GENERAL OFFENSES) of Title 13 (MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended.

Individual Public Hearing Items (Roll-Call Vote)•Item 10

27-1417 Master Plan Amendment #2026-00002 Zoning Text Amendment #2026-00003 Substandard Lots

Public hearing and consideration of requests for (A) Initiation of an amendment to the Alexandria Master Plan; (B) an amendment to the North Ridge/Rosemont Small Area Plan chapter of the Master Plan to clarify objectives related to substandard lot development; (C) Initiation of a Zoning Text Amendment; and (D) Public Hearing and consideration of text amendments to Zoning Ordinance Sections 12-400 (Substandard residential lots) and 12-900 (Developed substandard residential lots) to establish new regulations for the development or redevelopment of substandard lots. Staff: City of Alexandria, Department of Planning & Zoning Planning Commission Action: MPA#2026-00002 Initiate 7-0; Recommend Approval 7-0; ZTA#2026-00003 Initiate 7-0; Recommend Approval 7-0

Individual Public Hearing Items (Roll-Call Vote)•Item 11

27-1414 Vacation #2026-00001 Ramsey Street and East Alexandria Avenue (Adjacent to 218 and 300 East Alexandria Avenue)

Public Hearing and consideration of a request to vacate a portion of the Public Right-of-Way located on the northern end of Ramsey Street and adjacent to the properties at 218 & 300 East Alexandria Avenue: zoned R-2-5/Residential Single Family. Applicants: St. Joe's LLC represented by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney, and Olivia Campbell and George P. Rhodes, III represented by Duncan Blair, attorney Planning Commission Action: Recommend Approval 7-0

Individual Public Hearing Items (Roll-Call Vote)•Item 12

27-1419 Development Special Use Permit #2026-10007 724, 726, and 728 North Patrick Street - Townhouses

Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a Development Special Use Permit with a Site Plan and modifications, for a Cluster Development per Section 11-601 of the Zoning Ordinance to construct 5 townhouses; zoned: CSL/Commercial Service Low. Applicant: Parker-Gray One, LLC represented by Duncan W. Blair, Attorney Planning Commission Action: Recommend Approval 6-0

27-1418 3600 and 3600 ½ Russell Road - Address Renumbering Appeal•Item 13

27-1418 3600 and 3600 ½ Russell Road - Address Renumbering Appeal

Public Hearing of an appeal of the City Manager's decision to renumber the addresses for the properties at 3600 and 3600 ½ Russell Road pursuant to Section 5-2-94 of the Alexandria City Code. Appellant: Susan Saffelle Hughes and Michael A. Hughes Staff: Department of Planning & Zoning and Department of Information Technology Services

Public Discussion Period (remaining speakers, if any)•Item 14

Public Discussion Period (remaining speakers, if any)

Closed Session (if needed)•Item 15

Closed Session (if needed)

Adjournment.•Item 16

Adjournment.