Sec. 5.1.28
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Access setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from adjacent dwellings100 ft
Access must be set back 50 feet from property lines and 100 feet from dwellings on adjacent property.
- Access setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines50 ft
Access must be set back 50 feet from property lines and 100 feet from dwellings on adjacent property.
- Minimum clean earth cover over inert waste2 ft
Inert waste fill must be topped with clean earth fill to a minimum depth of two feet.
- Inert waste fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in certain districts without variation
Inert waste fill activity is not permitted in the Rural Areas (RA), Village Residential (VR) or Monticello Historic District (MHD) zoning districts without approval of a variation or exception as permitted in section 33.43 of this chapter.
- Maximum fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. area on existing parcel2 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.
- 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 ratio
Slope may not exceed 3:1.
- Maximum tree diameter that may be cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume.36 inches
No tree of 36 inches or greater in diameter may be cut.
- Maximum vehicle weight on private access56,000 lbs
The owner must limit vehicles associated with the fill activity to not more than 56,000 pounds.
- Maximum vehicle weight with improved access80,000 lbs
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.
- Minimum lot size for fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. activity5 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.
- 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.
- FillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. activity hours
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.
- Plan required for fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. area > 2,500 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.2,500 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.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. locations
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.
- Reclamation time after completion7 days
Each fill area shall be reclaimed within seven days of completion of the fill activity.
- Reduced clean earth cover if unlikely redeveloped1 ft
The program authority may reduce the minimum depth of clean earth fill to one foot if the area is unlikely to be redeveloped.
- 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.
- 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.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public street right-of-way75 ft
Fill activity (except for access) must be set back a minimum of 75 feet from ... all public street rights of way.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. property lines75 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.
From the ordinance
Each active fill area shall be shaped and sloped so that no undrained pockets... Slope may not exceed 3:1. The height of fill may not exceed eight feet above natural grade.