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.
Towers, gables, penthouses, scenery lofts, cupolas, similar structures and necessary mechanical appurtenances may be erected on a building to a height 20 percent greater than the limit established for the district
Towers, gables, penthouses, scenery lofts, cupolas, similar structures and necessary mechanical appurtenances may be erected on a building to a height 20 percent greater than the limit established for the district
Parapet walls, cornices, and similar architectural features may extend above the height limitations of this ordinance by not more than 4 feet.
A parapet wall, cornice or similar projection may exceed the height limit established for the district by no more than four feet.
A parapet wall, cornice or similar projection may exceed the height limit established for the district by no more than four feet.
A parapet wall, cornice or similar projection may exceed the height limit established for the district by no more than four feet.
No accessory building in a residential district shall exceed a height of 24 feet.
no accessory building in a residential district shall exceed a height of 24 feet.
no accessory building in a residential district shall exceed a height of 24 feet.
Covered porches and balconies may extend into a required front yard by not more than 10 feet. ... side yard by not more than 5 feet. ... rear yard by not more than 10 feet. Chimneys may extend into a required yard by not more than 2 feet.
Covered porches and balconies may extend into a required front yard by not more than 10 feet.
Covered porches, balconies, chimneys, eaves and like architectural features may project not more than four feet into any required yard; provided that no such feature shall be located closer than five feet from any side lot line in a non-infill development within the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, R-15, PRD, or PUD districts, and no closer than six feet to any lot line.
Covered porches, balconies, chimneys, eaves and like architectural features may project not more than four feet into any required yard
Covered porches, balconies, chimneys, eaves and like architectural features may project not more than four feet into any required yard
Covered porches, balconies, chimneys, eaves and like architectural features may project not more than four feet into any required yard; ... Accessory structures are authorized in required yards as follows: ...
Accessory structures may be located in a required rear yard, provided that the accessory structure is located not less than 5 feet from the rear lot line and not less than 5 feet from the side lot lines.
Accessory structures are prohibited within the minimum front yard required by the applicable district regulations. ... permitted in side and rear yards, provided that they are erected no closer than ... six feet to the side or rear property lines or, in the case of an alley or a shared driveway, no closer than three feet to the edge of the easement.
Accessory structures may be located in a required rear yard, provided that the accessory structure is located not less than 5 feet from the rear lot line and not less than 5 feet from the side lot lines.
Accessory structures, including detached garages, are prohibited within the minimum front yard required by the applicable district regulations
Accessory structures, including detached garages, are prohibited within the minimum front yard required by the applicable district regulations
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.