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.
No structure and no storage of lumber, logs, chips or timber shall be located closer than 100 feet to any lot line... No saw, planer, chipper, conveyor, chute or other similar machinery shall be located closer than 600 feet from any dwelling
No structure and no storage of lumber, logs, chips or timber shall be located closer than 100 feet to any lot line.
The club shall be located on a lot of not less than 2 acres. The club shall be located not less than 50 feet from any lot line.
The swimming pool, including the apron, filtering and pumping equipment, and any buildings, shall be at least 75 feet from the nearest property line and at least 125 feet from any existing dwelling on an adjoining property
The club shall be located on a lot of not less than 2 acres. The club shall be located not less than 50 feet from any lot line.
The swimming pool, including the apron, filtering and pumping equipment, and any buildings, shall be at least 75 feet from the nearest property line and at least 125 feet from any existing dwelling on an adjoining property, except that, where the lot upon which it is located abuts land in a commercial or industrial district, the pool may be constructed no less than 25 feet from the nearest property line of such land in a commercial or industrial district; When the lot on which any such pool is located abuts the rear or side line of, or is across the street from, any residential district, a substantial, sightly wall, fence, or shrubbery shall be erected or planted, so as to screen effectively said pool from view from the nearest property in such residential district.
The swimming pool, including the apron, filtering and pumping equipment, and any buildings, shall be at least 75 feet from the nearest property line and at least 125 feet from any existing dwelling on an adjoining property
The swimming pool, including the apron, filtering and pumping equipment, and any buildings, shall be at least 75 feet from the nearest property line and at least 125 feet from any existing dwelling on an adjoining property
Temporary construction headquarters and temporary construction yards shall be permitted in any zoning district, subject to the issuance of a temporary permit by the zoning administrator.
The headquarters shall be authorized on the site for a period beginning no earlier than 30 days prior to the commencement of actual construction and ending no later than 30 days after completion
Temporary construction headquarters and temporary construction yards shall be permitted in any zoning district, subject to the issuance of a temporary permit by the zoning administrator, and shall comply with the following requirements: a. The temporary construction headquarters or temporary construction yard shall be located on the same lot as the construction project or on a lot adjacent to the construction project. b. The temporary construction headquarters or temporary construction yard shall be removed upon completion of the construction project.
The headquarters shall be authorized on the site for a period beginning no earlier than 30 days prior to the commencement of actual construction and ending no later than 30 days after completion of the last building to be constructed in the project or 30 days after active construction on the site is suspended or abandoned, whichever occurs first (hereinafter, the "ending date"). ... The yard shall be located within the same site where the construction project is located. In addition, no portion of a yard shall be located: (i) closer than 50 feet to any public street right-of-way existing prior to the recording of the subdivision plat served by the yard or existing prior to the commencement of the construction project; and (ii) closer than 150 feet to any preexisting dwelling not owned or leased by the owner of the subdivision or construction project served by the yard.
no portion of a yard shall be located: (i) closer than 50 feet to any public street right-of-way... and (ii) closer than 150 feet to any preexisting dwelling
The headquarters shall be authorized on the site for a period beginning no earlier than 30 days prior to the commencement of actual construction and ending no later than 30 days after completion of the last building
The sale or storage of petroleum products, including kerosene, gasoline, and heating oil, shall be permitted in the districts where authorized.
No storage tanks and loading facilities shall be located closer than 100 feet from any lot line.
The sale or storage of petroleum products, including kerosene, gasoline, and heating oil, shall be permitted in the districts where authorized, and shall comply with the following requirements: a. The use shall comply with the requirements of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia State Corporation Commission. b. The use shall comply with the requirements of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and the National Fire Protection Association.
The sale or storage of the petroleum products shall satisfy the requirements established by the fire prevention code of the National Board of Fire Underwriters and the latest edition of the "Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, NEPA 30" of the National Fire Prevention Association. No storage tanks and loading facilities shall be located closer than 100 feet from any lot line. Notwithstanding the foregoing, underground storage tanks and loading facilities on sites served by the public water supply shall not be subject to the 100-foot lot line setback.
No storage tanks and loading facilities shall be located closer than 100 feet from any lot line
No storage tanks and loading facilities shall be located closer than 100 feet from any lot line.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.