Where to find Alexandria's legal notices: the statewide site publicnoticevirginia.com, city hearing dockets and land use notices, and city bids.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. This page is an index, not the official publication of any notice. It links to Code of Virginia § 8.01-324, the statewide repository at publicnoticevirginia.com, the City of Alexandria’s news and docket postings and its Purchasing page.

Legal notices for Alexandria, such as public hearings, rezonings, budgets, foreclosures and estate notices, are published where Virginia law says they must be: in a newspaper of record, or an online news publication certified by the circuit court, and on the statewide notice website. Use this page to find them. Where the city posts its own notices and dockets, we link to them.

Who to call

  • Alexandria Circuit Court (court-ordered notices, wills, land records): 703-746-4044, 520 King St.
  • Planning and Zoning (land use notices and dockets): 703-746-4666
  • City purchasing and bids: 703-746-4946, procurement@alexandriava.gov

Where notices are published

Under Code of Virginia § 8.01-324, a notice required by law runs in a newspaper that qualifies as a newspaper of record for the locality. The law also allows an online-only news publication to carry notices if the circuit court certifies it. Notices must also be posted on a searchable statewide repository, which is publicnoticevirginia.com.

Start at publicnoticevirginia.com, filter to Alexandria and search by keyword: a street name, a business name, or “public hearing.”

Notices the city posts itself

  • Hearing dockets. Planning and Zoning posts dockets for the Planning Commission, the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Board of Architectural Review on the city’s news page and at alexandriava.gov/dockets. Current examples: the Board of Zoning Appeals Nov. 9 preliminary docket and the Board of Architectural Review Nov. 4 preliminary docket. Staff reports and agendas are on the city’s Legistar calendar.
  • Administrative special use permits. Some special use permits can be approved by the Director of Planning and Zoning without a hearing, after a public comment period. The city posts each one as a “Notice of New Administrative Special Use Permit.” Two are open now, both with comments due Oct. 29: a request to keep a temporary trailer at Stracci Pizza, 106 Hume Ave., for three more years, and a change to signs on the Inova Alexandria at Landmark campus, 6055 Duke St.
  • Bids and requests for proposals. The city posts invitations to bid and requests for proposals on its solicitation portal, where vendors register for notices. Bid openings and pre-bid conferences are held online.
  • Surplus property and abandoned vehicles are sold on GovDeals; search for Alexandria.

Court and land records

Wills, estates, deeds and other land records for the city are held by the Clerk of the Alexandria Circuit Court at 520 King St. Court-ordered notices, such as orders of publication, run in the newspaper of record and on the statewide repository.

What this means for you

  • Selling, building or changing a business near you? Watch the city’s dockets and the administrative special use permit notices, and comment before the deadline.
  • For any notice that matters legally, rely on the official publication, not this index.

Related guides: building permits and zoning, who to call at City Hall and new businesses in Alexandria.

Frequently asked questions

In a newspaper of record, or an online news publication certified by the circuit court, and on the statewide repository publicnoticevirginia.com, as Code of Virginia section 8.01-324 requires.

Is this page the official publication of public notices?

No. It is an index that points to where notices are officially published. Always rely on the official publication.

How do I comment on a proposed administrative special use permit in Alexandria?

Email the planner named in the city’s notice or call Planning and Zoning at 703-746-4666 before the last day for public comment listed in the notice.

Where does the city of Alexandria post bids and requests for proposals?

On its Bonfire solicitation portal. Questions go to the Purchasing Division at 703-746-4946 or procurement@alexandriava.gov.