Albemarle County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 5.1.55
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Minimum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
enclosed by a solid fence or wall of not less than 8 feet in height
Other
- Minimum distance from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.500 ft
located not less than 500 feet from any residential district
- Minimum distance from sensitive use1,000 ft
located not less than 1,000 feet from any school, hospital, or other sensitive use
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.217,800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
located on a lot of not less than 5 acres
permitted only as authorized by special use permit under section 33.5
From the ordinance
Tire recycling yards shall be permitted only as authorized by special use permit under section 33.5, and shall comply with the following requirements: a. The tire recycling yard shall be located on a lot of not less than 5 acres. b. The tire recycling yard shall be located not less than 500 feet from any residential district. c. The tire recycling yard shall be located not less than 1,000 feet from any school, hospital, or other sensitive use. d. The tire recycling yard shall be enclosed by a solid fence or wall of not less than 8 feet in height.