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 operation producing the emission of heat which would cause a temperature increase of one degree Fahrenheit (1º F) or greater as measured at or beyond the closest boundary line of an abutting lot 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. No heat or heated air shall be discharged such that a temperature increase of one degree Fahrenheit (1° F) or greater is measurable at or beyond the closest boundary line of an abutting lot. Vents, chimney stacks and other devices for emitting heat or heated air from a building shall be oriented away from abutting lots within the rural areas (RA) or any residential zoning district.
Any operation producing the emission of heat which would cause a temperature increase of one degree Fahrenheit (1º F) or greater as measured at or beyond the closest boundary line of an abutting lot shall be performed only within a completely enclosed building...
No direct or sky reflected glare, whether from flood lights, building surfaces or from high temperature processes such as, but not limited to, combustion or welding, so as to be visible beyond the lot line, 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...
No heat or heated air shall be discharged such that a temperature increase of one degree Fahrenheit (1° F) or greater is measurable at or beyond the closest boundary line of an abutting lot. No electrical disturbance generated from a use of an industrial character shall adversely affect any activity... Prior to the issuance of a zoning clearance or approval of a final site plan, each prospective occupant of a use of an industrial character shall submit a certified engineer's report.
No electrical disturbance generated from a use of an industrial character shall adversely affect any activity, including the use of any machinery or equipment, on any other lot. Any electrical disturbance that would adversely affect the navigation or control of aircraft shall comply with the current regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Prior to the issuance of a zoning clearance or approval of a final site plan, each prospective occupant of a use of an industrial character shall submit a certified engineer's report as follows, except as provided in subsection (c):
Up to three noncommercial flags per lot, provided that the flag shall not exceed 24 square feet in size.
A sign permit shall be required for all permanent signs, except the following: signs with a sign face area of not more than 2 square feet.
The freestanding signage permitted may include one off-site bundle sign allowed by special use permit under section 4.15.7(b) and one electric message sign allowed by special use permit under section 4.15.7(d). Each establishment may have both a projecting sign and a wall sign.
The freestanding signage permitted may include one off-site bundle sign allowed by special use permit under section 4.15.7(b) and one electric message sign allowed by special use permit under section 4.15.7(d). Each establishment may have both a projecting sign and a wall sign.
The freestanding signage permitted may include one off-site bundle sign allowed by special use permit under section 4.15.7(b) and one electric message sign allowed by special use permit under section 4.15.7(d). Each establishment may have both a projecting sign and a wall sign.
The maximum number of signs permitted, sign area, and sign height, and the minimum sign setback are as follows for each sign within the Planned Unit Development (PUD), Downtown Crozet (DCD) and Neighborhood Model (NMD) districts:
The maximum number of signs permitted, sign area, and sign height, and the minimum sign setback are as follows for each sign within the Planned Unit Development (PUD), Downtown Crozet (DCD) and Neighborhood Model (NMD) districts:
The maximum number of signs permitted, sign area, and sign height, and the minimum sign setback are as follows for each sign within the Planned Unit Development (PUD), Downtown Crozet (DCD) and Neighborhood Model (NMD) districts:
Freestanding signage may include one off-site bundle sign allowed by special use permit and one electric message sign allowed by special use permit. Each establishment may have both a projecting sign and a wall sign.
Freestanding signage may include one off-site bundle sign allowed by special use permit and one electric message sign allowed by special use permit. Each establishment may have both a projecting sign and a wall sign.
Freestanding signage may include one off-site bundle sign allowed by special use permit and one electric message sign allowed by special use permit. Each establishment may have both a projecting sign and a wall sign.
The freestanding signage permitted may include one off-site bundle sign allowed by special use permit under section 4.15.7(b) and one electric message sign allowed by special use permit under section 4.15.7(d).
The freestanding signage permitted may include one off-site bundle sign allowed by special use permit under section 4.15.7(b) and one electric message sign allowed by special use permit under section 4.15.7(d).
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.