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 use of perchloroethylene is prohibited. The use of petroleum solvents is prohibited.
The foundry shall be located on a lot of not less than 5 acres. The foundry shall be located not less than 100 feet from any lot line.
The outdoor production, processing, or repair of equipment shall be located no closer than 300 feet from any residential or agricultural district. No outdoor activity... within 100 feet... No activity shall be conducted outdoors between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
The outdoor production, processing, or repair of equipment shall be located no closer than 300 feet from any residential or agricultural district. No outdoor activity... within 100 feet... No activity shall be conducted outdoors between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
The foundry shall be located on a lot of not less than 5 acres. The foundry shall be located not less than 100 feet from any lot line. The foundry shall be located not less than 200 feet from any residential district.
The outdoor production, processing, or repair of equipment shall be located no closer than 300 feet from any residential or agricultural district.
The outdoor production, processing, or repair of equipment shall be located no closer than 300 feet from any residential or agricultural district.
The outdoor activities shall be accessory to a principal industrial use on the same lot.
All manufacturing, compounding, assembling, processing, packaging, or other industrial or business activity must be conducted within a completely enclosed building. No outdoor activity... within 100 feet... No activity may be conducted outdoors between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
All manufacturing... must be conducted within a completely enclosed building. No outdoor activity... within 100 feet... No activity may be conducted outdoors between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
The outdoor activities shall be accessory to a principal industrial use on the same lot. The outdoor activities shall be located so as to minimize visual impact, including the use of screening or other approved concealment measures.
All manufacturing, compounding, assembling, processing, packaging, or other industrial or business activity must be conducted within a completely enclosed building.
All manufacturing, compounding, assembling, processing, packaging, or other industrial or business activity must be conducted within a completely enclosed building.
The outdoor storage shall be enclosed by a solid fence or wall of not less than 6 feet in height.
Storage areas must be fully screened... No outdoor storage may be located within 50 feet of a residential or agricultural district. The outdoor storage of recyclable materials... prohibited.
Storage areas must be fully screened... No outdoor storage may be located within 50 feet of a residential or agricultural district. The outdoor storage of recyclable materials... prohibited. No inert materials may be stored within 100 feet...
The outdoor storage shall be accessory to a principal industrial use on the same lot. The outdoor storage shall be enclosed by a solid fence or wall of not less than 6 feet in height. The outdoor storage shall be located so as to minimize visual impact, including the use of screening or other approved concealment measures.
No outdoor storage may be located within 50 feet of a residential or agricultural district.
Storage areas must be fully screened by a planting strip, existing vegetation, berm, a solid wall or fence, or a combination thereof, to the reasonable satisfaction of the agent.
The rendering facility shall be located on a lot of not less than 10 acres. The rendering facility shall be located not less than 1,000 feet from any residential district.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.