Albemarle County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 5.1.65

Uses

Conditional / special use1

Extracted standards

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

Noise

  • Generator exercise maintenance hours

    Routine generator exercise maintenance is limited to Monday—Friday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

  • Generator sound limit70 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

  • Data centers serving a permitted primary use are permitted as an accessory use if: (i) The data center is on the same site as the primary use; (ii) The site's primary user operates the data center for its own data; and (iii) The aggregate area devoted to the data center and its support systems and structures does not exceed 25% of the gross floor area of the primary use.

  • Closed loop or recycled water cooling

    Any water cooling must use a closed loop or recycled water system.

  • Public water and sewer required

    Data centers must be served by public water and public sewer.

Setback

From the ordinance

Data centers must be served by public water and public sewer. ... 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.
Sec. 5.1.65