Albemarle County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 4.3.3
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Grading
- Maximum cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume./fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. slope steepness2 ratio
Cut and fill slopes shall not be steeper than a 2:1 (50 percent) slope.
- Maximum retaining wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
The maximum height for a single retaining wall, measured from grade to grade, shall be ten feet
- Minimum separation between stepped walls3 ft
A minimum horizontal distance of three feet shall be maintained between each individual wall in a stepped wall system
From the ordinance
Retaining walls shall meet or exceed the following minimum standards: ... The maximum height for a single retaining wall, measured from grade to grade, shall be ten feet ... Cut and fill slopes shall not be steeper than a 2:1 (50 percent) slope.