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.
Street trees shall be required along existing or proposed streets in any development subject to section 32. ... One large street tree shall be required for every 50 feet of street frontage, or portion thereof, if 25 feet or more. ... one medium shade tree shall be required for every 40 feet of road frontage, or portion thereof, if 20 feet or more.
The minimum landscaping standards along streets are as follows: ... Street trees shall be required along existing or proposed streets in any development subject to section 32. ... Large street trees shall be 1½ inches to 1¾ inches minimum caliper (measured six inches above ground level) when planted. Medium street trees shall be one inch to 1¼ inches minimum caliper when planted. ... One large street tree shall be required for every 50 feet of street frontage, or portion thereof, if 25 feet or more. Where permitted, one medium shade tree shall be required for every 40 feet of road frontage, or portion thereof, if 20 feet or more. ... Shrubs shall be a minimum of 12 inches in height when planted. ... Shrubs shall be in a single row planted five feet on center.
One large street tree shall be required for every 50 feet of street frontage, or portion thereof, if 25 feet or more. Large street trees shall be 1½ inches to 1¾ inches minimum caliper...
One large street tree shall be required for every 50 feet of street frontage, or portion thereof, if 25 feet or more. Where permitted, one medium shade tree shall be required for every 40 feet of road frontage, or portion thereof, if 20 feet or more. Large street trees shall be 1½ inches to 1¾ inches minimum caliper... Medium street trees shall be one inch to 1¼ inches minimum caliper... Shrubs shall be a minimum of 12 inches in height when planted. Shrubs shall be in a single row planted five feet on center.
The minimum landscaping standards for each parking area having five or more parking spaces are as follows: ... An area of at least five percent of the paved parking and vehicular circulation area shall be landscaped with trees or shrubs. ... one large or medium shade tree per ten parking spaces or portion thereof, if five spaces or more.
The minimum landscaping standards for each parking area having five or more parking spaces are as follows: ... An area of at least five percent of the paved parking and vehicular circulation area shall be landscaped with trees or shrubs. ... The plant materials may be a mixture of shade trees and shrubs and shall include one large or medium shade tree per ten parking spaces or portion thereof, if five spaces or more. ... Large street trees shall be 1½ inches to 1¾ inches minimum caliper (measured six inches above ground level) when planted. Medium street trees shall be one inch to 1¼ inches minimum caliper when planted. ... The plant materials shall be located in reasonably dispersed planting islands within the parking area or abutting areas.
An area of at least five percent of the paved parking and vehicular circulation area shall be landscaped with trees or shrubs. ... one large or medium shade tree per ten parking spaces or portion thereof, if five spaces or more.
An area of at least five percent of the paved parking and vehicular circulation area shall be landscaped with trees or shrubs. The plant materials may be a mixture of shade trees and shrubs and shall include one large or medium shade tree per ten parking spaces or portion thereof, if five spaces or more.
Parking areas consisting of four spaces or more shall be screened from adjacent residential and rural areas districts.
Screening shall consist of a planting strip, existing vegetation, a slightly opaque wall or fence, or a combination thereof... Evergreen trees shall be a minimum four feet in height when planted. Shrubs shall be a minimum 18 inches in height when planted. ... the planting strip or the existing vegetation shall not be less than 20 feet in depth. ... double staggered row of evergreen trees planted 15 feet on center, or a double staggered row of evergreen shrubs planted ten feet on center... Each fence or wall provided as screening shall be a minimum of six feet in height.
Screening shall be required in the following circumstances: 1. Commercial and industrial uses. Commercial and industrial uses shall be screened from the adjacent rural areas zoning district...
Screening shall consist of a planting strip, existing vegetation, a slightly opaque wall or fence, or a combination thereof... Each fence or wall provided as screening shall be a minimum of six feet in height.
Each site shall have a tree canopy covering the minimum percentage of the site as follows: Commercial or industrial uses: 10%; Residential >=20 du/ac: 10%; Residential 10-20 du/ac: 15%; Residential <=10 du/ac: 20%.
Each site shall have a tree canopy covering the minimum percentage of the site as follows: ... Commercial or industrial uses: ten percent. ... Residential uses, density of 20 dwelling units per acre or more: ten percent. ... density of between 10 and 20: 15 percent. ... density of 10 or less: 20 percent.
Each site shall have a tree canopy covering the minimum percentage of the site as follows: 1. Commercial or industrial uses. If the site is to be developed for commercial or industrial uses, the minimum tree canopy is ten percent.
Each site shall have a tree canopy covering the minimum percentage of the site as follows: ...
Planting islands shall contain a minimum of 50 square feet per tree, with a minimum dimension of five feet in order to protect the landscaping and allow for proper growth.
Planting islands shall contain a minimum of 50 square feet per tree, with a minimum dimension of five feet in order to protect the landscaping and allow for proper growth.
All landscaping shall be installed by the first planting season following the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy within the development, or a phase thereof.
All trees shall be planted in accordance with... Planting islands shall contain a minimum of 50 square feet per tree, with a minimum dimension of five feet...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.