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.
Condominiums shall be permitted in all zones in which is permitted any physically identical development; provided that site development plan approval shall be required for any condominium development.
Condominiums shall be permitted in all zones in which is permitted any physically identical development; provided that site development plan approval shall be required for any condominium development.
Condominiums shall be permitted in all zones in which is permitted any physically identical development
Condominiums shall be permitted in all zones in which is permitted any physically identical development
Every lot shall front on an existing public street, or a street dedicated by subdivision plat ... frontage shall not be less than required by the regulations of the district ... Minimum lot width shall be at least the same distance as the frontage required for the district.
every lot shall front on an existing public street, or a street dedicated by subdivision plat and maintained or designed and built to be maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation... Minimum lot width shall be at least the same distance as the frontage required for the district
every lot shall front on an existing public street, or a street dedicated by subdivision plat and maintained or designed and built to be maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation
every lot shall front on an existing public street, or a street dedicated by subdivision plat and maintained or designed and built to be maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation
Lot fronts shall be determined as follows: On interior lots, the lot front shall be the portion abutting the street. On corner lots, both portions. On double frontage lots, prevailing pattern.
Front yards of the depth required in the district shall be provided across the full width of the lot adjacent to the public street or private road. ... if a shared driveway traverses a front yard, each primary structure also shall be located at least ten feet from the edge of the shared driveway easement; if concurrent, at least six feet.
Front yards of the depth required in the district shall be provided across the full width of the lot adjacent to the public street or private road.
Front yards of the depth required in the district shall be provided across the full width of the lot adjacent to the public street or private road.
Rear yards on interior lots shall be provided at the depth required for the district, and shall run across the full width of the lot at the rear.
Side yards on lots are defined as running from the required front yard line to the required rear yard line.
In the rural areas zoning district, ... each driveway that will serve a new dwelling unit: (1) shall not exceed a 16 percent grade; (2) shall have a travelway that is at least ten feet in width; (3) shall extend to within 50 feet of each dwelling unit on the lot; and (4) shall include a rectangular zone superjacent to the driveway that is clear of all obstructions, ... at least ten feet in width and 14 feet in height.
In all zoning districts, a structure requiring a permit under the Uniform Statewide Building Code may be established only on a lot having frontage on a public or private street as authorized by the subdivision ordinance.
No lot shall be used or occupied, and no building or structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or altered, unless the lot has direct access to a public street or to a private street that meets the requirements of this ordinance.
In the rural areas zoning district, in addition to the requirements in subsection (a) and in order to provide public safety vehicles with safe and reasonable access to a new dwelling unit on a lot, each driveway that will serve a new dwelling unit: (1) shall not exceed a 16 percent grade; (2) shall have a travelway that is at least ten feet in width; (3) shall extend to within 50 feet of each dwelling unit on the lot; and (4) shall include a rectangular zone superjacent to the driveway that is clear of all obstructions, including any structures and vegetation, that is at least ten feet in width and 14 feet in height.
a structure requiring a permit under the Uniform Statewide Building Code may be established only on a lot having frontage on a public or private street as authorized by the subdivision ordinance
In the rural areas zoning district, in addition to the requirements in subsection (a) and in order to provide public safety vehicles with safe and reasonable access to a new dwelling unit on a lot, each driveway that will serve a new dwelling unit: (1) shall not exceed a 16 percent grade; (2) shall have a travelway that is at least ten feet in width; (3) shall extend to within 50 feet of each dwelling unit on the lot; and (4) shall include a rectangular zone superjacent to the driveway that is clear of all obstructions, including any structures and vegetation, that is at least ten feet in width and 14 feet in height.
Source documents
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