Albemarle County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 5.1.65
Uses
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Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Maximum generator sound level70 dBA
Generators must be enclosed in a level 3 enclosure or other enclosure limiting sound to 70 dBA measured 23 feet from the generator.
Other
- Water cooling must use closed loop or recycled water
Any water cooling must use a closed loop or recycled water system.
- Routine generator exercise maintenance hours
Routine generator exercise maintenance is limited to Monday—Friday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from all lot lines200 ft
Data center buildings and all associated equipment and accessory structures (such as generators, HVAC, and battery backup) must be set back at least (i) 200 feet from all lot lines
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from Rural Areas zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.500 ft
and (ii) 500 feet from the Rural Areas zoning district.
- Public water and sewer required
Data centers must be served by public water and public sewer.
From the ordinance
Data centers must be served by public water and public sewer. Any water cooling must use a closed loop or recycled water system. Data center buildings and all associated equipment and accessory structures must be set back at least (i) 200 feet from all lot lines and (ii) 500 feet from the Rural Areas zoning district.