Albemarle County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 4.16.1-4.16.3
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all residential developments requiring recreational area
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Basketball court size
One-half court for basketball ... consisting of a 30-foot by 30-foot area.
- Basketball court provision trigger
One-half court for basketball shall be provided for each 100 units.
- Recreational facilities completion trigger50 pct
Recreational facilities shall be completed when 50 percent of the units have received certificates of occupancy.
- Maximum recreational area as percentage of gross site area5 pct
This requirement not to exceed five percent of the gross site area.
- Maximum slope in active recreation areas10 pct
Slope in active recreation areas shall not exceed ten percent.
- Minimum recreational area per unit200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of 200 square feet per unit of recreational area shall be provided in common area or open space on the site.
- Minimum tot lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.2,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each tot lot shall consist of at least 2,000 square feet.
- Tot lot provision trigger
One tot lot shall be provided for the first 30 units and for each additional 50 units.
From the ordinance
A minimum of 200 square feet per unit of recreational area shall be provided in common area or open space on the site, this requirement not to exceed five percent of the gross site area. Slope in active recreation areas shall not exceed ten percent. One tot lot for first 30 units and each additional 50 units, each at least 2,000 sq ft. One-half basketball court per 100 units, 30x30 ft. Facilities completed when 50% of units have CO.