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.
All parking spaces shall be established on the same lot with the primary use to which it is appurtenant, except as authorized by section 4.12.8.
The following schedule shall apply to determine the number of required off-street parking spaces... Single family detached: two spaces per unit... Multi-family dwellings for the elderly: 1¼ spaces per unit plus one space per employee...
The following schedule shall apply to determine the number of required off-street parking spaces to be provided in a particular situation.
Single family detached (including manufactured homes): two spaces per unit... Multi-family units... Student suites: 1¼ spaces per bedroom.
Single family detached (including manufactured homes): two spaces per unit... Multi-family units... Student suites: 1¼ spaces per bedroom.
For uses not specifically identified in section 4.12.6... the zoning administrator shall determine the minimum number of required parking spaces.
Required parking spaces may be provided on a lot other than the lot on which the use is located, subject to the issuance of a special exception... provided that the off-site parking is located within 500 feet of the use.
The alternatives described herein are intended to promote more creative design... street parking, shared parking, and off-site stand alone parking.
The alternatives described herein are intended to promote more creative design, allow higher density in those zoning districts in the development areas, and reduce impervious area...
Street parking consists of parking spaces located in a public or private right-of-way... Each parking space that is in a public or private right-of-way abutting the lot shall count as parking space...
Street parking consists of parking spaces located in a public or private right-of-way. Each parking space that is in a public or private right-of-way abutting the lot shall count as parking space...
No use shall produce vibration that is perceptible without instruments at any point beyond the lot line of the lot on which the use is located. ... glare or heat ... electrical disturbance.
Each use of an industrial character ... shall be subject to the performance standards in this section through section 4.14.5.
No use shall produce vibration that is perceptible without instruments at any point beyond the lot line of the lot on which the use is located.
Sound generated from a use of an industrial character shall comply with section 4.18.
Sound generated from a use of an industrial character shall comply with section 4.18. Vibrations generated from a use of an industrial character shall be subject to the following... No direct or sky reflected glare... shall be permitted except for signs, parking lot lighting and other lighting authorized by this chapter.
Vibrations generated from a use of an industrial character shall be subject to the following: ... maximum allowable peak velocity ...
Vibrations generated from a use of an industrial character shall be subject to the following...
No direct or sky reflected glare, whether from flood lights, building surfaces or from high temperature processes... shall be permitted except for signs, parking lot lighting and other lighting authorized by this chapter...
Any operation producing intense glare as determined by the zoning administrator shall be performed only within a completely enclosed building and in such a manner so as not to create a public nuisance or hazard to abutting parcels.
Source documents
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