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.
Projecting signs are not permitted in the RA, MHD, VR, R-1, and R-2 districts. Bundle signs are allowed only in R-6, R-10, R-15, and PRD by special use permit. Agricultural product signs max 32 sq ft.
Projecting signs are not permitted in the RA, MHD, VR, R-1, and R-2 districts. Bundle signs are not allowed. Agricultural product signs max 32 sq ft.
Projecting signs are not permitted in the RA, MHD, VR, R-1, and R-2 districts. Bundle signs are not allowed. Agricultural product signs max 32 sq ft.
Bundle signs are allowed only in R-6, R-10, R-15, and PRD by special use permit. Agricultural product signs max 32 sq ft.
One off-site bundle sign is allowed only in the R-6, R10, R-15, and PRD districts by special use permit under section 4.15.7(b), and is not allowed in the other districts subject to this section.
One off-site bundle sign is allowed only in the R-6, R10, R-15, and PRD districts by special use permit under section 4.15.7(b), and is not allowed in the other districts subject to this section. 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.
Projecting signs are not permitted in the RA, MHD, VR, R-1, and R-2 districts.
Projecting signs are not permitted in the RA, MHD, VR, R-1, and R-2 districts.
Projecting signs are not permitted in the RA, MHD, VR, R-1, and R-2 districts.
Projecting signs are not permitted in the RA, MHD, VR, R-1, and R-2 districts.
Projecting signs are not permitted in the RA, MHD, VR, R-1, and R-2 districts.
Projecting signs are not permitted in the RA, MHD, VR, R-1, and R-2 districts. 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.
Developed recreational area(s) shall be provided for every development of 30 units or more equal to or exceeding four dwelling units per acre, except for single-family and two-family dwellings developed on conventional lots.
A minimum of 200 square feet per unit of recreational area shall be provided in common area or open space on the site, this requirement not to exceed five percent of the gross site area.
For multi-family dwellings, the minimum recreation area shall be 100 square feet per dwelling unit.
Developed recreational area(s) shall be provided for every development of 30 units or more equal to or exceeding four dwelling units per acre, except for single-family and two-family dwellings developed on conventional lots.
Developed recreational area(s) shall be provided for every development of 30 units or more equal to or exceeding four dwelling units per acre, except for single-family and two-family dwellings developed on conventional lots.
Developed recreational area(s) shall be provided for every development of 30 units or more equal to or exceeding four dwelling units per acre, except for single-family and two-family dwellings developed on conventional lots.
Developed recreational area(s) shall be provided for every development of 30 units or more equal to or exceeding four dwelling units per acre, except for single-family and two-family dwellings developed on conventional lots.
For multi-family dwellings, the minimum recreation area shall be 100 square feet per dwelling unit.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.