Albemarle County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 5.1.55

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

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

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  • 24-hour caretaker or surveillance

    Twenty-four-hour on-site caretaker(s) trained by the local fire district to provide security and first-line firefighting shall be provided or, in the alternative, a 24-hour surveillance and alarm system approved by the fire official may be used if the tire recycling yard is served by a continuously manned fire station.

  • Paved fire access lanes

    The site shall have paved or hard-surfaced fire access lanes and cleared areas around the exterior of the storage area and in between individual tire storage piles.

  • Firefighting apparatus required

    Appropriate firefighting apparatus, water supply, and foam suppressant shall be available on the site, and they shall be of a type and in quantities required by the fire official.

  • Max pile width/depth100 ft

    No storage pile shall be more than 100 feet in width or depth nor taller than 12 feet unless a larger or taller storage pile is permitted by the fire official.

  • No storage pile shall be more than 100 feet in width or depth nor taller than 12 feet unless a larger or taller storage pile is permitted by the fire official.

  • Maximum tire storage piles4 piles

    The site may have up to four tire storage piles in which unchipped or unshredded tires may be stored.

  • Storage areas shall be screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid entrance and exit gates, not less than seven feet nor more than 12 feet in height.

  • Storage areas shall be screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid entrance and exit gates, not less than seven feet nor more than 12 feet in height.

Setback

From the ordinance

No storage area shall be located within 50 feet of a residential or agricultural district.
Sec. 5.1.55