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.
The community center shall be located on a lot of not less than 1 acre. The community center shall be located not less than 25 feet from any lot line.
Any such use seeking public funding shall be reviewed by the commission in accordance with section 31.2.5. Specifically, the commission shall find that the proposed service area is not already adequately served by another such facility.
Any such use seeking public funding shall be reviewed by the commission in accordance with section 31.2.5.
The day camp or boarding camp shall be located on a lot of not less than 5 acres. The day camp or boarding camp shall be located not less than 100 feet from any lot line.
Provisions for outdoor cooking, campfires, cooking pits, etc., shall be subject to Albemarle County fire official approval
The day camp or boarding camp shall be located on a lot of not less than 5 acres. The day camp or boarding camp shall be located not less than 100 feet from any lot line. The day camp or boarding camp shall be located not less than 200 feet from any residential district.
Provisions for outdoor cooking, campfires, cooking pits, etc., shall be subject to Albemarle County fire official approval whether or not a site development plan is required; All such uses shall conform to the requirements of the Virginia Department of Health Bureau of Tourist Establishment Sanitation and other applicable requirements.
Provisions for outdoor cooking, campfires, cooking pits, etc., shall be subject to Albemarle County fire official approval
The child day center shall comply with the requirements of the Virginia Department of Social Services.
Each child day center shall acquire and maintain the required licensure from the Virginia Department of Social Services.
The child day center shall comply with the requirements of the Virginia Department of Social Services.
Each child day center shall acquire and maintain the required licensure from the Virginia Department of Social Services. ... The Albemarle County fire official is authorized to conduct periodic inspections of the child day center.
Each child day center shall acquire and maintain the required licensure from the Virginia Department of Social Services.
The group home shall comply with the requirements of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Virginia Department of Social Services, or other applicable state agency.
Conditions may be imposed on such homes to insure their compatibility with other permitted uses, but such conditions shall not be more restrictive than those imposed on other dwellings in the same districts
The group home shall comply with the requirements of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Virginia Department of Social Services, or other applicable state agency.
Conditions may be imposed on such homes to insure their compatibility with other permitted uses, but such conditions shall not be more restrictive than those imposed on other dwellings in the same districts unless such additional conditions are necessary to protect the health and safety of the residents of such homes; Each group home shall be subject to Albemarle County fire official review.
Conditions may be imposed on such homes to insure their compatibility with other permitted uses, but such conditions shall not be more restrictive than those imposed on other dwellings in the same districts
The drive-in theatre shall be located on a lot of not less than 10 acres. The drive-in theatre shall be located not less than 500 feet from any residential district.
Minimum area of site shall be five acres; ... Off-street parking or storage lanes for waiting patrons shall be available to accommodate not less than 30 percent of the vehicular capacity
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.