Albemarle County Unincorporated

Regulatory floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot.

Special flood hazard area means the land in the floodplain subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year and which may be designated as Zone A on the Flood Hazard Boundary Map and, after detailed ratemaking has been completed in preparation for publication of the Flood Insurance Rate Map, designated as Zones A, AO, AH, A1-30, AE, A99, AR, AR/A1-30, AR/AE, AR/AO, AR/AH, or AR/A.

Substantial damage means, for purposes of floodplain management, damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.

Substantial improvement means, for the purpose of floodplain management, any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the start of construction of the improvement and includes structures which have incurred substantial damage regardless of the actual repair work performed

Recreational vehicle means a vehicular type camping unit, not exceeding 400 square feet in area, certified by the manufacturer as complying with ANSI A119.2 or A119.5, and designed primarily as temporary living quarters for recreation that has either its own motive power or is mounted on or towed by another vehicle.

Temporary family health care structure means a transportable residential structure providing an environment facilitating a caregiver's provisions of care for a mentally or physically impaired person that (i) is primarily assembled at a location other than its site of installation; (ii) is limited to one occupant who shall be the mentally or physically impaired person or, in the case of a married couple, two occupants, one of whom is a mentally or physically impaired person, and the other requires assistance with one or more activities of daily living as defined in Virginia Code § 63.2-2200, as certified in writing by a physician licensed in the Commonwealth; (iii) has no more than 300 gross square feet in area; (iv) complies with the applicable provisions of the Industrialized Building Safety Law and the Uniform Statewide Building Code, as amended; and (v) is not placed on a permanent foundation.

Sandwich board sign means an A-frame sign with two faces that is periodically placed directly in front of the place of business that it advertises, with dimensions of no more than four feet in height, two feet in width, and eight square feet of area per sign face.

Treetop facility means a personal wireless service facility consisting of a self-supporting monopole having a single shaft of wood, metal or concrete no more than ten feet taller than the crown of the tallest tree within 25 feet of the monopole, measured above sea level (ASL), and includes associated antennas, mounting structures, an equipment cabinet and other essential personal wireless service equipment.

Zero lot line development means a subdivision reviewed and approved by the county as a single-family detached residential or mixed use development that uses zero lot lines, and in which a minimum separation of ten feet between detached dwelling units is maintained.

Runway protection zone means an area at ground level underlying a portion of the FAR Part 77 imaginary runway approach surface and extending to a point on the ground where the elevation of the approach surface reaches 50 feet above the runway end elevation. The runway protection zone is trapezoidal in shape and centered about the extended runway centerline, with dimensions for a particular runway end defined by the type of aircraft and approach visibility minimum associated with that runway end. The runway protection zone typically begins 200 feet beyond the end of the runway area usable for takeoff and landing, and extends from the ends of the primary surface. At the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, the dimensions of the runway protection zone for Runway 3 are 1,000 feet (inner width), 1,750 feet (outer width) and 2,500 feet (length); the dimensions of the runway protection zone for Runway 21 are 1,000 feet (inner width), 1,510 feet (outer width) and 1,700 feet (length).

Shopping center means, for purposes of section 4.12, one or more buildings containing a minimum of 10,000 square feet of gross leasable area and eight or more retail stores, personal service shops or restaurants under the same management or association for the purpose of providing property management, parking, site coverage, advertising, promotion and other similar benefits.

Special event means an event authorized by section 10.2.2(50) that is typically conducted on a single day, but which may be conducted for up to three consecutive days, for which attendance is permitted only by invitation or reservation; special events include, but are not limited to, meetings, conferences, banquets, dinners, weddings and private parties.

Tier I personal wireless service facility or Tier I facility means a personal wireless service facility that is either: 1. Located entirely within an existing building but which may include a self-contained ground equipment shelter not exceeding 300 square feet that is not within the building or a whip antenna that satisfies the requirements of section 5.1.40(c).

The primary uses permitted in any zoning district are only those expressly delineated in the district regulations as permitted uses by right or by special use permit. The express identification in the district regulations of prohibited uses does not imply that any use not expressly prohibited is permitted.

Where a conflict exists between the tabular and textual provisions, the more restrictive provision shall apply.

Where a use is not specifically listed as a permitted use, a special use, or an accessory use in a district, it shall be prohibited in that district unless otherwise provided in this chapter.

Intent.

The AIA overlay district shall consist of the airport protection area, runway protection zone ("RPZ") and the AIA noise impact area.

The AIA overlay district shall consist of the airport protection area, runway protection zone and the AIA noise impact area. No building, structure, object of natural growth, or use shall be permitted which shall penetrate the airport protection area. No uses except agricultural and open space type uses not involving concentrations of people shall be permitted in the safety area.

Purpose and intent.