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Albemarle County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 5.3

All Albemarle County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 20 ftRear 10 ftSide 10 ftMIN LOT AREA10 acMAX DENSITY6 du/ac
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 areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
435,600 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (10 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Density

Maximum density
6 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
5,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Outdoor lighting

    The manufactured home park shall be provided with outdoor lighting, as required by section 4.17.

Other

  • Concrete or asphalt pad

    Each manufactured home lot shall be provided with a concrete or asphalt pad for the placement of the manufactured home.

  • Recreation areas

    The manufactured home park shall be provided with recreation areas, as required by section 4.16.

  • Screening from residential districts

    The manufactured home park shall be provided with screening from adjacent residential districts, as required by the county's landscape ordinance.

  • Stormwater management

    The manufactured home park shall be provided with a stormwater management system, as required by the county's stormwater management ordinance.

  • Streets

    The manufactured home park shall be provided with streets that meet the requirements of the county's subdivision ordinance.

  • Water, sewer, electrical

    Each manufactured home lot shall be provided with water supply and sewer system connections, as required by section 4.1, and electrical service.

Parking

  • Parking space

    Each manufactured home lot shall be provided with a parking space, as required by section 4.12.

Setback

From the ordinance

The minimum size of a manufactured home park shall be 10 acres. The maximum density shall be 6 manufactured homes per acre. The minimum lot size for each manufactured home space shall be 5,000 square feet.
Sec. 5.3