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.
not more than 200 persons are in attendance at the farm winery at any time" and "The minimum front, side, and rear yard shall be 125 feet from any abutting lot not under the same ownership as the farm winery for tents and portable toilets
Farm winery events, weddings, wedding receptions, and other events are permitted by right at a farm winery provided that not more than 200 persons are in attendance at the farm winery at any time
The hydroelectric power generation facility shall be located on a lot of not less than 10 acres. The hydroelectric power generation facility shall be located not less than 100 feet from any lot line.
The applicant shall submit with his application for special use permit, plans, profiles, studies
Hydroelectric power generation shall be permitted only as authorized by special use permit under section 33.5, and shall comply with the following requirements: a. The hydroelectric power generation facility shall comply with the requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. b. The hydroelectric power generation facility shall be located on a lot of not less than 10 acres. c. The hydroelectric power generation facility shall be located not less than 100 feet from any lot line.
The applicant shall submit with his application for special use permit, plans, profiles, studies and other supporting information addressing the issues in (a) above. No such application shall be approved until comment and recommendation has been received from the State Water Control Board, the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, and other appropriate federal, state and local agencies; Whether or not a site development plan is required, the applicant shall submit to the county engineer a certified engineer's report as described in section 4.14.8. In review of such report, the county engineer shall be particularly mindful of the requirements of section 4.14.1, noise, and section 4.14.7, electrical interference; Except as specifically permitted in a particular case, no auxiliary or accessory method of power generation shall be permitted nor shall any pump storage or rechannelization be permitted.
The applicant shall submit with his application for special use permit, plans, profiles, studies and other supporting information
Temporary events sponsored by local nonprofit organizations shall be permitted in any zoning district, subject to the issuance of a temporary permit by the zoning administrator.
Each such event shall be sponsored by one or more not-for-profit organizations... No event shall extend for a period longer than that provided by the board of supervisors in the conditions of the special use permit.
Temporary events sponsored by local nonprofit organizations 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 event shall be sponsored by a local nonprofit organization, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service. b. The temporary event shall be held for not more than 3 consecutive days.
Special use permits may be issued by the board of supervisors pursuant to this section, upon finding: ...
The fill activity shall be located on a lot of not less than 5 acres. The fill activity shall be located not less than 100 feet from any lot line.
Each active fill area shall be shaped and sloped so that no undrained pockets... Slope may not exceed 3:1. The height of fill may not exceed eight feet above natural grade.
The fill activity shall be located on a lot of not less than 5 acres. The fill activity shall be located not less than 100 feet from any lot line. The fill activity shall be located not less than 200 feet from any residential district.
Each clean earth fill activity or inert waste fill activity ... subject to the following requirements: ... Slope may not exceed 3:1. The height of fill may not exceed eight feet above natural grade. ...
Each clean earth fill activity or inert waste fill activity not established and operated in conjunction with a permitted use under section 30.4 of this chapter ... are subject to the following requirements:
Slope may not exceed 3:1. The height of fill may not exceed eight feet above natural grade.
No fill activity may occur within the drip line of any tree.
The maximum area for fill activity on any parcel in existence on September 16, 2020 is two acres.
However, no tree of 36 inches or greater in diameter may be cut.
Source documents
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