Sec. 5.1.28
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
No fill area shall be located either within the flood hazard overlay district, except as authorized by section 30.3 of this chapter, or in any stream buffer area as defined by Chapter 17 of the Code of Albemarle or on any hydric soils as identified by the United States Department of Agriculture.
- Inert waste cover depth2 ft
Inert waste fill must be topped with clean earth fill to a minimum depth of two feet in order to allow for permanent stabilization and reclamation; provided that the program authority may reduce the minimum depth of clean earth fill to one foot if the area is unlikely to be redeveloped.
- Maximum tree diameter for cutting36 inches
No tree of 36 inches or greater in diameter may be cut.
- No fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. within tree drip line
No fill activity may occur within the drip line of any tree.
Grading
- Maximum fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above natural grade8 ft
The height of fill may not exceed eight feet above natural grade.
- Maximum slope ratio3 1
Slope may not exceed 3:1.
Other
- Access setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines and dwellings
Access must be set back 50 feet from property lines and 100 feet from dwellings on adjacent property.
- Completion time1 year
The placement of fill shall be completed within one year of its commencement, except for reclamation activities and any other activities associated with the final stabilization of the area.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from entrance corridor street150 ft
Fill activity (except for access) must be set back a minimum of 150 feet from any entrance corridor street.
- Hours of operation
Fill activity shall be limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., except in cases of a public emergency as determined by the director of emergency services for the county.
- Maximum fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. area on existing parcels2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The maximum area for fill activity on any parcel in existence on September 16, 2020 is two acres.
- Minimum lot size5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Minimum lot size for fill activity is five acres.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from non-residential property lines50 ft
Fill activity must be set back a minimum of 50 feet from all non-residential property lines.
- Plan or narrative required for large fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. areas2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any fill activity with an aggregate area greater than 2,500 square feet requires a plan or narrative, subject to the prior approval of the program authority, that satisfies the requirements of subsection (a) and the following provisions:
- Reclamation time7 days
Each fill area shall be reclaimed within seven days of completion of the fill activity, or such later time authorized by the program authority for reclamation activities of a seasonal nature.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines in RA, VR, MHD, and residential districts75 ft
Fill activity (except for access) must be set back a minimum of 75 feet from all property lines in the Rural Areas (RA), Village Residential (VR), Monticello Historic District (MHD), and residential zoning districts, and from all public street rights of way.
- Tree canopy requirement
Except for properties zoned Rural Areas (RA), Village Residential (VR) or Monticello Historic District (MHD), tree canopy for area(s) disturbed by fill activity must be established and maintained in compliance with section 32.7.9.8 of this chapter.
- VDOT entrance approval
No fill activity may occur until the Virginia Department of Transportation has approved the entrance onto the highway.
- Vehicle weight limit on private access56,000 lbs
The owner must limit vehicles associated with the fill activity to not more than 56,000 pounds. The owner may increase the weight of vehicles associated with the fill activity to a maximum of 80,000 pounds, provided that the access meets the standards of section 4.6.6 of this chapter and has a surface adequate to accommodate a vehicle weighing 80,000 pounds.
From the ordinance
Each clean earth fill activity or inert waste fill activity not established and operated in conjunction with a permitted use under section 30.4 of this chapter ... are subject to the following requirements: