Albemarle County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 5.1.08

All Albemarle County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot area: 217,800 sq ft (5 ac)

Extracted standards

5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Lighting

Exits and aisles adequately lighted
Exits and aisles and passageways shall be kept adequately lighted at all times when open to the public

Other

Wall or fence to screen patrons
A wall or fence of adequate height shall be provided to screen the patrons and cars in attendance at said theatre from the view of the surrounding property
Minimum site area5 acres
Minimum area of site shall be five acres

Parking

Off-street parking for 30% of vehicular capacity30 pct
Off-street parking or storage lanes for waiting patrons shall be available to accommodate not less than 30 percent of the vehicular capacity of the theatre
Reduced parking if six entrance lanes10 pct
unless at least six entrance lanes, each with a ticket dispenser, are provided, in which case the amount may be reduced to not less than ten percent

From the ordinance

Minimum area of site shall be five acres; The site shall be adjacent to a major road or roads and entrances and exits shall be from said roads; Off-street parking or storage lanes for waiting patrons shall be available to accommodate not less than 30 percent of the vehicular capacity of the theatre unless at least six entrance lanes, each with a ticket dispenser, are provided, in which case the amount may be reduced to not less than ten percent; The screen shall be located as to be reasonably unobtrusive to view from any major street, public area or scenic look-out; A wall or fence of adequate height shall be provided to screen the patrons and cars in attendance at said theatre from the view of the surrounding property. The perimeter of said fence shall be landscaped with suitable plants and shrubbery to preserve as far as possible harmony with the appearance of the surrounding property; Individual loud speakers for each car shall be provided and no central loud speaker shall be permitted; Exits and aisles and passageways shall be kept adequately lighted at all times when open to the public. Artificial lights shall be provided whenever natural light is inadequate.
Sec. 5.1.08