Albemarle County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
7 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
6- Max height
- 24 ft
Residential - R-10
- Min lot
- 4,356 sq ft
- Max height
- 65 ft
- Max density
- 10 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 27
Residential - R-15
- Min lot
- 2,904 sq ft
- Max height
- 65 ft
- Max density
- 15 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 15
- Max height
- 24 ft
- Max height
- 24 ft
Residential - R-6
- Min lot
- 7,260 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 6 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 28
General provisions
1,135 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
If the proposed development is located wholly or partially within a dam break inundation zone, the site review committee shall review the initial site plan as follows: (i) it shall review the dam break inundation zone map...
If the proposed development is located wholly or partially within a dam break inundation zone, the site review committee shall review the initial site plan as follows: (i) it shall review the dam break inundation zone map on file with the county for the affected impounding structure; (ii) notify the dam owner about the proposed development; and (iii) within ten days after the application is deemed complete, send a written request to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation...
If the proposed development is located wholly or partially within the flood hazard overlay district, the site review committee shall review the initial site plan to determine that the site will be reasonably safe from flooding...
If the proposed development is located wholly or partially within the flood hazard overlay district, the site review committee shall review the initial site plan to determine that the site will be reasonably safe from flooding...
The plan, and any amendments to a plan, shall be prepared and sealed, signed and dated by an architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, or certified landscape architect... Two clearly legible copies in blue or black ink of the plan...
The plan, and any amendments to a plan, shall be prepared and sealed, signed and dated by an architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, or certified landscape architect, each of whom shall be licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Two clearly legible copies in blue or black ink of the plan, in the scale and size required by subsection (d), and one reduced copy of the plan no larger than 11 by 17 inches in size shall be submitted. When submitting the final site plan for final signature approval, four print copies of the plan shall be submitted. The plan shall be prepared to the scale of one inch equals 20 feet or larger... No sheet shall exceed 42 inches by 36 inches in size.
Two clearly legible copies in blue or black ink of the plan, in the scale and size required by subsection (d), and one reduced copy of the plan no larger than 11 by 17 inches in size shall be submitted. The plan shall be prepared to the scale of one inch equals 20 feet or larger... No sheet shall exceed 42 inches by 36 inches in size.
Each final site plan shall contain the following information: ... All of the information required to be on an initial site plan, as provided in section 32.5. ... Detailed plans for proposed water and sewer facilities...
Each final site plan shall contain the following information: ... Detailed plans for proposed water and sewer facilities... Detailed construction drainage and grading plans... Typical street sections... All public facilities, utility and drainage easements... Signature panel... For all parking and loading areas, indicate the size, angle of stalls, width of aisles and specific number of spaces required and provided... A landscape plan that complies with section 32.7.9. Outdoor lighting information including a photometric plan... Specifications for recreational facilities that comply with sections 4.16-4.16.3.
If the site will have a parking structure, the application for a final site plan shall include any revised architectural elevations, drawings, photographs or other visual materials submitted with the initial site plan under section 32.5.5.
If the site will have a parking structure, the application for a final site plan shall include any revised architectural elevations, drawings, photographs or other visual materials submitted with the initial site plan under section 32.5.5. The elevations shall be part of the approved final site plan.
If the proposed development is located wholly or partially within a dam break inundation zone, the developer shall submit with the final site plan the following: ... an engineering study...
If the proposed development is located wholly or partially within a dam break inundation zone, the developer shall submit with the final site plan the following: a. Engineering study... b. Mapping information...
Each developer shall dedicate to the county a part of the site abutting an existing street determined to be required for vehicular access from that street and may dedicate to the county a part of the property for parks, schools, and open space...
Each developer shall dedicate to the county a part of the site abutting an existing street determined to be required for vehicular access from that street and may dedicate to the county a part of the property for parks, schools, and open space...
Any developer may reserve for future dedication to the county a part of the site suitable for parks, schools, and open space...
Any developer may reserve for future dedication to the county a part of the site suitable for parks, schools, and open space...
The agent may request a developer to reserve for future dedication to the county a part of the site suitable for streets, alleys, walkways, waterways or public areas if they are shown on an official map...
The agent may request a developer to reserve for future dedication to the county a part of the site suitable for streets, alleys, walkways, waterways or public areas if they are shown on an official map adopted under Virginia Code § 15.2-2233...
Any vehicular access to and from a site shall comply with the following: ... Each entrance onto any public street shall be designed and constructed as required by the standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation...
Source documents
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