It’s going to be a long public hearing with the Alexandria City Council on Saturday, Sept. 19.
New construction in the Parker-Gray Historic District, adding outdoor entertainment to a Del Ray business and increasing fines for writing bad checks to the city are just a few of the items the Alexandria City Council will consider. This is City Council’s first public hearing since returning from summer recess.
Below are a few items on next Saturday’s docket.
Personal property tax extension — This would give federal employees impacted by a shutdown a 90-day extension to pay personal property taxes after the government reopens. The last government shutdown was from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, 2025, making it the longest in history, and in Alexandria it coincided with the personal property tax deadline. The measure also comes as Congress recently passed a short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown until Dec. 11.
Parker-Gray office building conversion — The Society of Defense Financial Management — formerly the American Society of Military Comptrollers — has owned and used the office building at 415 N. Alfred Street since 2004. Now real estate developer PT Blooms is asking the city for permission to tear down the entire structure and build five new townhomes with roof decks and rear-loaded two-vehicle garages.
Outdoor entertainment in Del Ray — The owner of the Del Ray Farmhouse Market and Garden (1913 Mount Vernon Avenue) is asking the city for permission to use a small entertainment stage for live music or a DJ.
Residential redevelopment in Del Ray — City Council will consider a plan to replace a one-story house built in 1920 at 1 E. Custis Avenue in Del Ray with a two-story, Victorian-style home.
Parker-Gray garage conversion to residential — The owner of 911 C and D Pendleton Street is asking the city to approve converting the 1,445-square-foot garage property into a 35-foot-tall, three-story townhome with a rooftop garden. The property is located between two 18-foot-wide public alleys that run north-south between Wythe and Pendleton Streets.
Townhome development in Parker-Gray — Developers are proposing to build five four-story townhomes at 724, 726 and 728 N. Patrick Street. Plans for the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom homes include one-car garages and roof decks. If approved, it would replace Another Level Hair Studio & Barbershop, which has been at 728 N. Patrick Street for 17 years.
Fine increase — City Council will decide on increasing the fine for issuing bad checks to the city from $35 to $50.
The meeting, which is also available on Zoom, starts at 9:30 a.m. at City Council Chambers at Del Pepper Community Resource Center (4850 Mark Center Drive).
Anyone who wants to address City Council in the public comments portion must sign up online or contact the city clerk’s office at 703-746-4550 at least one day before the meeting.
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