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.
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. ... If discharge water of a 25-year storm could be reasonably anticipated to inundate, block, destroy or otherwise obstruct a principal means of access to a residential development, the following also shall apply: 1. The principal means of access shall be designed and constructed so as to provide unobstructed access at the time of flooding; and/or 2. An alternative means of access which is not subject to inundation... shall be constructed.
Streets and travelways within a development shall be subject to the following: ... Each public street and travelway within a development shall be designed and constructed to the standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation...
Streets and travelways within a development shall be subject to the following: ... Each public street and travelway within a development shall be designed and constructed to the standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation. Each private street and travelway within a development shall be designed and constructed to the standards for private streets in Chapter 14. ... All turnarounds shall have a turning radius required by the standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation. ... All streets within a development shall be extended and constructed to the abutting property lines to provide vehicular and pedestrian interconnections to future development on adjoining lands...
Where turnarounds are used, if the right-of-way radius is 50 feet and the paved radius is 40 feet, the developer shall install 'no parking' signs for the complete circle... If the right-of-way radius is increased to 60 feet and the paved radius is increased to 50 feet, parking on the turnaround may be permitted.
Where turnarounds are used, if the right-of-way radius is 50 feet and the paved radius is 40 feet, the developer shall install 'no parking' signs for the complete circle where those signs are required by the agent. If the right-of-way radius is increased to 60 feet and the paved radius is increased to 50 feet, parking on the turnaround may be permitted.
The agent may require sidewalks on one or both sides of streets in residential developments having a proposed density of two or more dwelling units per acre and in commercial, industrial and mixed-use developments...
The agent may require sidewalks on one or both sides of streets in residential developments having a proposed density of two or more dwelling units per acre and in commercial, industrial and mixed-use developments whenever he determines that sidewalks are reasonably necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare. All sidewalks along streets, including all ramps for persons with mobility impairments, shall be designed and constructed to the standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation.
The agent may require sidewalks on one or both sides of streets in residential developments having a proposed density of two or more dwelling units per acre and in commercial, industrial and mixed-use developments...
The agent may require sidewalks on one or both sides of streets in residential developments having a proposed density of two or more dwelling units per acre and in commercial, industrial and mixed-use developments whenever he determines that sidewalks are reasonably necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
Onsite parking shall be subject to the following: ... Mechanical equipment or other utility hardware on the roof, ground, or building shall be screened from public view...
Onsite parking shall be subject to the following: ... Onsite parking and internal circulation shall be designed and constructed as provided in section 4.12. ... each parking structure shall be subject to the following: 1. Mechanical equipment or other utility hardware on the roof, ground, or building shall be screened from public view... 2. Air handlers shall be located so that emissions are directed away from any adjoining residential development. 3. The structure shall be designed so that the light from all vehicle headlights and all lighting fixtures will not routinely shine directly outside the structure.
Each site plan shall comply with the following: ... Each site plan shall comply with all applicable requirements of Chapter 17. ... each site plan shall provide for minimizing the pollution of downstream watercourses and groundwater...
Each site plan shall comply with all applicable requirements of Chapter 17. ... each site plan shall provide for minimizing the pollution of downstream watercourses and groundwater where on-site measures are deemed warranted by the county engineer. ... the site review committee shall refer to the U. S. Department of Natural Resource Conservation Service, Soil Survey of Albemarle County, Virginia, August, 1985 in commenting on soil suitability...
Each site plan shall comply with all applicable requirements of Chapter 17.
The agent shall require each developer to dedicate easements to the county for facilities for stormwater management and drainage control as follows: ...
The agent shall require each developer to dedicate easements to the county for facilities for stormwater management and drainage control as follows: ... An easement for all stormwater management facilities and drainage control improvements located on the site shall be established... An easement along any natural stream or man-made waterway located on the site that will be used for drainage purposes.
The water supply and sewage system serving a development shall comply with the following: ... Whether the developer shall install or construct a public or private water supply and sewage system shall be determined under section 4.1...
The water supply and sewage system serving a development shall comply with the following: ... Whether the developer shall install or construct a public or private water supply and sewage system shall be determined under section 4.1. ... All public water and sewer facilities required to be constructed to serve the development shall be designed and constructed to the standards of the Albemarle County Service Authority. ... All private water and sewer facilities shall be designed and constructed to the standards of the Virginia Department of Health and be approved by the Health Director.
All utilities, including but not limited to wires, cables, pipes, conduits and appurtenant equipment for electricity, gas, water, sewer, telephone or similar service, shall be located within a site as follows: ... All new utilities shall be located underground...
All utilities, including but not limited to wires, cables, pipes, conduits and appurtenant equipment for electricity, gas, water, sewer, telephone or similar service, shall be located within a site as follows: ... Each utility shall be located, to the extent practicable, in a manner that conforms to the natural topography, minimizes the disturbance of steep slopes and natural drainage areas... All new utilities shall be located underground except the following...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.