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 outdoor lighting, regardless of the amount of lumens, shall be arranged or shielded to reflect light away from adjoining residential districts and away from adjacent roads.
It is the policy of the county to regulate noise as provided in this section 4.18.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated, any source such that the sound originating from that source causes a sound level that exceeds the sound levels in the receiving zone
Sound shall be measured at the lot line of the lot on which the sound source is located.
The board of supervisors hereby finds and declares that noise is a serious hazard to the public health, safety, welfare, and quality of life...
it is the policy of the county to regulate noise as provided in this section 4.18.
it is the policy of the county to regulate noise as provided in this section 4.18.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated, any source such that the sound originating from that source causes a sound level that exceeds the sound levels in the receiving zone, measured pursuant to section 4.18.03.
The maximum sound levels shall be as follows: [table not provided]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated, any source such that the sound originating from that source causes a sound level that exceeds the sound levels in the receiving zone, measured pursuant to section 4.18.03, as set forth below: [table]
it shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated, any source such that the sound originating from that source causes a sound level that exceeds the sound levels in the receiving zone, measured pursuant to section 4.18.03, as set forth below: [table]
The following shall apply within the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, R-15, PRD, and PUD districts: ... Front-Maximum: None ... Side and Rear: None ... The minimum 15-foot stepback applies to all buildings on the property
The following shall apply within the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, R-15, PRD, and PUD districts: ... Front-Maximum: None ... Side and Rear: None ... The minimum 15-foot stepback applies to all buildings on the property
The following shall apply within the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, R-15, PRD, and PUD districts: ...
The following shall apply within the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, R-15, PRD, and PUD districts: ...
The following shall apply within the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, R-15, PRD, and PUD districts
The following shall apply within the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, R-15, PRD, and PUD districts
The following shall apply within the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, R-15, PRD, and PUD districts: ... Infill: Front-Maximum None ... The minimum 15-foot stepback applies to all buildings ...
The following shall apply within the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, R-15, PRD, and PUD districts: ... Infill: Front-Maximum None ... The minimum 15-foot stepback applies to all buildings ...
The provisions in this section through section 4.2.5 implement the comprehensive plan by protecting and conserving steep hillsides together with public drinking water supplies and flood plain areas because of the increased potential for soil erosion, sedimentation, water pollution and sewage disposal problems associated with the disturbance of critical slopes. ... Each request to waive or modify any requirement of sections 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3 or 4.2.4 under section 4.2.5 shall be by special exception under section 33.5.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.