Solar Energy in Alexandria, VA (2026)
1 verified solar energy rules for Alexandria, Virginia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Panel Permits
Alexandria's Zoning Ordinance treats rooftop solar as a favored rooftop appurtenance: Section 6-403(B) lets solar energy systems rise above a building's normal height limit like any other mechanical equipment, and Section 6-403(B)(1) is the only rooftop appurtenance the ordinance exempts from the requirement to be screened or concealed behind matching exterior materials.
Alexandria Rooftop Solar Panel Zoning Rule
Few RestrictionsZoning Ordinance § 6-403(B), (B)(1) (General regulations and exceptions, Rooftop appurtenances)
(B)Rooftop appurtenances. Chimneys, towers, tanks, machinery, equipment, stairs, elevators, roof decks and guards, solar energy systems, penthouses or other mechanical appurtenances to a main building may be erected as a part of the main building to their required heights, regardless of any other height provisions or restrictions of this ordinance, provided that the following requirements are m...