County (unincorporated) · Virginia

Albemarle County Unincorporated

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

Zoning districts

7 districts, grouped by category.

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. 4.5.2

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.

Sec. 4.5.2

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.

Sec. 4.5.2 - Where permitted

Condominiums shall be permitted in all zones in which is permitted any physically identical development

Sec. 4.5.2 - Where permitted

Condominiums shall be permitted in all zones in which is permitted any physically identical development

Sec. 4.6.12 standards

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.

Sec. 4.6.12 standards

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

Sec. 4.6.1 - Frontage and lot width measurements2 standards

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

Sec. 4.6.1 - Frontage and lot width measurements2 standards

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

Sec. 4.6.21 standards

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.

Sec. 4.6.32 standards

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.

Sec. 4.6.3 - Lots and yards adjacent to streets, alleys and shared driveways2 standards

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.

Sec. 4.6.3 - Lots and yards adjacent to streets, alleys and shared driveways2 standards

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.

Sec. 4.6.41 standards

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.

Sec. 4.6.51 standards

Side yards on lots are defined as running from the required front yard line to the required rear yard line.

Sec. 4.6.65 standards

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.

Sec. 4.6.61 standards

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.

Sec. 4.6.61 standards

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.

Sec. 4.6.63 standards

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.

Sec. 4.6.6 - Lot access requirements1 standards

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

Sec. 4.6.6 - Lot access requirements5 standards

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

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