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 uses permitted in each character area are listed in Table 1.
The uses permitted in each character area are listed in Table 1.
The uses permitted in each character area are listed in Table 1.
Table 1: Permitted Uses - Core character area
Table 1: Permitted Uses - Flex character area
Table 1: Permitted Uses - Edge character area
The Rio29 FBC overlay district includes parking, design, civic space, and affordable housing standards.
CO districts permit development of administrative offices and supporting accessory uses; requirements of section 21.0 apply.
Structures may be erected to a height not to exceed 65 feet. ... No construction activity including grading or clearing of vegetation shall occur closer than 20 feet to any residential or rural areas district.
HC districts permit commercial establishments oriented to highway locations; minimum frontage 150 ft; requirements of section 21.0 apply.
Structures may be erected to a height not to exceed 65 feet. Minimum frontage required on a public street for the establishment of an HC district shall be 150 feet. Frontage of an HC district shall not exceed depth.
PD-SC districts permit neighborhood, community and regional shopping centers; must be served by public water and sewer; requirements of sections 8.0 and 21.0 apply.
Structures may be erected to a height not to exceed 65 feet. PD-SC districts shall be located in areas served by both public water and sewer systems. ... No construction activity including grading or clearing of vegetation shall occur closer than 20 feet to any residential or rural areas district.
PD-MC districts permit large-scale commercial areas; minimum area 3 acres; requirements of sections 8.0 and 21.0 apply.
Structures may be erected to a height not to exceed 65 feet. Minimum area required for the establishment of a PD-MC district shall be three acres. ... No construction activity including grading or clearing of vegetation shall occur closer than 20 feet to any residential or rural areas district.
Intent, where permitted.
The following uses shall be permitted in the CO district... The following uses shall be permitted only by special use permit approved by the board of supervisors:
The following uses shall be permitted in the CO district... The following uses shall be permitted only by special use permit approved by the board of supervisors...
Intent, where permitted.
The following uses shall be permitted in any HC district... The following uses shall be permitted by special use permit in the HC district:
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.