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County (unincorporated) · Virginia

Albemarle County Unincorporated

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
7
Districts
1,142
Extracted rules
3,900
Standards
5
Chapters read
Zoning snapshotAcquired

Zoning districts

7 districts, grouped by category.

Commercial

1
C-1Commercial

Central Business District

Albemarle County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
65 ft
Permitted uses
93

Residential

6
R-1Residential
Albemarle County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
24 ft
R-10Residential

Residential - R-10

Albemarle County Unincorporated, VA
Min lot
4,356 sq ft
Max height
65 ft
Max density
10 du/ac
Permitted uses
27
R-15Residential

Residential - R-15

Albemarle County Unincorporated, VA
Min lot
2,904 sq ft
Max height
65 ft
Max density
15 du/ac
Permitted uses
15
R-2Residential
Albemarle County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
24 ft
R-4Residential
Albemarle County Unincorporated, VA
Max height
24 ft
R-6Residential

Residential - R-6

Albemarle County Unincorporated, VA
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.

Sec. 4.15.10(a)(3)3 standards

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).

Sec. 4.15.1120 standards

The maximum number of signs permitted, sign area, and sign height, and the minimum sign setback are as follows for each sign within the Commercial (C-1), Commercial Office (CO), Highway Commercial (HC), Planned Development-Shopping Center (PD-SC) and Planned Development-Mixed Commercial (PD-MC) Heavy Industry (HI), Light Industry (LI) and Planned Development-Industrial Park (PD-IP) districts:

Sec. 4.15.1120 standards

The maximum number of signs permitted, sign area, and sign height, and the minimum sign setback are as follows for each sign within the Commercial (C-1), Commercial Office (CO), Highway Commercial (HC), Planned Development-Shopping Center (PD-SC) and Planned Development-Mixed Commercial (PD-MC) Heavy Industry (HI), Light Industry (LI) and Planned Development-Industrial Park (PD-IP) districts:

Sec. 4.15.1120 standards

The maximum number of signs permitted, sign area, and sign height, and the minimum sign setback are as follows for each sign within the Commercial (C-1), Commercial Office (CO), Highway Commercial (HC), Planned Development-Shopping Center (PD-SC) and Planned Development-Mixed Commercial (PD-MC) Heavy Industry (HI), Light Industry (LI) and Planned Development-Industrial Park (PD-IP) districts:

Sec. 4.15.1120 standards

The maximum number of signs permitted, sign area, and sign height, and the minimum sign setback are as follows for each sign within the Commercial (C-1), Commercial Office (CO), Highway Commercial (HC), Planned Development-Shopping Center (PD-SC) and Planned Development-Mixed Commercial (PD-MC) Heavy Industry (HI), Light Industry (LI) and Planned Development-Industrial Park (PD-IP) districts:

Sec. 4.15.1120 standards

The maximum number of signs permitted, sign area, and sign height, and the minimum sign setback are as follows for each sign within the Commercial (C-1), Commercial Office (CO), Highway Commercial (HC), Planned Development-Shopping Center (PD-SC) and Planned Development-Mixed Commercial (PD-MC) Heavy Industry (HI), Light Industry (LI) and Planned Development-Industrial Park (PD-IP) districts:

Sec. 4.15.1120 standards

The maximum number of signs permitted, sign area, and sign height, and the minimum sign setback are as follows for each sign within the Commercial (C-1), Commercial Office (CO), Highway Commercial (HC), Planned Development-Shopping Center (PD-SC) and Planned Development-Mixed Commercial (PD-MC) Heavy Industry (HI), Light Industry (LI) and Planned Development-Industrial Park (PD-IP) districts:

Sec. 4.15.1120 standards

The maximum number of signs permitted, sign area, and sign height, and the minimum sign setback are as follows for each sign within the Commercial (C-1), Commercial Office (CO), Highway Commercial (HC), Planned Development-Shopping Center (PD-SC) and Planned Development-Mixed Commercial (PD-MC) Heavy Industry (HI), Light Industry (LI) and Planned Development-Industrial Park (PD-IP) districts:

Sec. 4.15.116 standards

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. Menu signs allowed for drive-through.

Sec. 4.15.116 standards

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. Menu signs allowed for drive-through.

Sec. 4.15.116 standards

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. Menu signs allowed for drive-through.

Sec. 4.15.116 standards

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. Menu signs allowed for drive-through.

Sec. 4.15.116 standards

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. Menu signs allowed for drive-through.

Sec. 4.15.116 standards

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. Menu signs allowed for drive-through.

Sec. 4.15.116 standards

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. Menu signs allowed for drive-through.

Sec. 4.15.112 standards

Up to three noncommercial flags per lot, provided that: (i) the flag shall not exceed 24 square feet in size; (ii) on commercial, institutional, and industrial lots, the flag shall be displayed only on flag poles or on privately owned light posts and shall be installed in a manner so that it remains taut, and flapping and movement is minimized; and (iii) on residential and agricultural lots, the flag shall be displayed from a mount on a dwelling unit or other permitted primary or accessory structure, a flag pole, a mast, or suspended from a fixed structure, rope, wire, string, or cable.

Sec. 4.15.112 standards

Up to two signs per lot containing copy that is exclusively noncommercial speech that do not exceed the maximum sign area allowed for the sign type (e.g., freestanding, wall) within the applicable district, and up to two signs per lot containing copy that is exclusively noncommercial speech that do not exceed four square feet per sign, regardless of whether the signs are permanent or temporary.

Sec. 4.15.112 standards

One real estate sign per lot on which either the lot or any structure thereon, or any portion thereof, is for sale, lease, rent, or development, provided that the sign does not exceed 32 square feet in sign area.

Sec. 4.15.112 standards

One sandwich board sign per establishment that does not exceed eight square feet.

Sec. 4.15.111 standards

Window signs, provided that the aggregate area of all window signs on each window or door does not exceed 25 percent of the total area of the window or door.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.