Albemarle County Unincorporated

The minimum building separation or side yards for primary structures may be reduced or eliminated if the structure is located in an area where available fire flows are adequate under Insurance Service Offices standards.

The separation between a principal building and an accessory building may be reduced to not less than 6 feet.

The minimum building separation or side yards for primary structures may be reduced or eliminated if the structure is located in an area where available fire flows are adequate under Insurance Service Offices standards to allow the reduction.

The minimum building separation or side yards for primary structures may be reduced or eliminated if the structure is located in an area where available fire flows are adequate under Insurance Service Offices standards to allow the reduction.

No structure shall be permitted within an easement in a way that adversely affects the easement.

No structure shall be permitted within an easement in a way that adversely affects the easement.

No structure shall be permitted within an easement in a way that adversely affects the easement. No structure may encroach on any utility, drainage or other easement.

Each parking space shall be not less than 9 feet in width and 18 feet in length, except that compact parking spaces may be not less than 8 feet in width and 15 feet in length.

The aggregate number of parking spaces required for all uses participating in the shared parking shall not be reduced by more than 35 percent.

Shared parking allows parking spaces to be shared among two or more uses that typically experience peak parking demands at different times...

Where authorized by the applicable zoning district regulations, stand alone parking allows parking areas to be located on a lot other than the lot on which the use served by the parking areas is located.

Where authorized by the applicable zoning district regulations, stand alone parking allows parking areas to be located on a lot other than the lot on which the use served by the parking areas is located.

The zoning administrator may reduce the number of on-site parking spaces using TDM alternatives if the parking study submitted by the applicant demonstrates that the use of TDM tools can effectively eliminate the need for some of the required parking spaces.

Transportation demand management ("TDM") is a set of tools that provide an alternative to parking spaces upon a demonstration that the number of vehicle trips upon which the minimum number of parking spaces required herein will be reduced.

Loading spaces shall be provided on the same lot with the use to which it is appurtenant... one space for the first 8,000 square feet of retail gross leasable area, plus one space for each additional 20,000 square feet...

Loading spaces shall be provided on the same lot with the use to which it is appurtenant and shall be adjacent to the structure it serves.

Off-street loading areas shall be provided as follows: Loading spaces shall be a minimum of 12 feet in width, 14½ feet in clearance height and a length sufficient to accommodate the largest delivery trucks serving the establishment, but in no case will such length be less than 25 feet.

Each parking, stacking and loading area serving a use or structure lawfully established... shall be allowed to continue...

Each parking, stacking and loading area serving a use or structure lawfully established in accord with a valid final site plan or subdivision plat prior to the date of adoption of these regulations... shall be allowed to continue...

The following design requirements and minimum improvements shall be provided for all off-street parking areas consisting of four or more parking spaces: ... maximum grade ... five percent ... sight distance ... 100 feet ...