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 following uses shall be permitted in any HC district... The following uses shall be permitted by special use permit in the HC district...
Intent, where permitted.
The following uses shall be permitted by right in the PD-SC district... The following uses shall be permitted by special use permit in the PD-SC district:
The following uses shall be permitted by right in the PD-SC district... The following uses shall be permitted by special use permit in the PD-SC district...
Intent, where permitted.
The following uses shall be permitted by right in the PD-MC district... The following uses shall be permitted by special use permit in the PD-MC district:
The following uses shall be permitted by right in the PD-MC district... The following uses shall be permitted by special use permit in the PD-MC district...
Structures may be erected to a height not to exceed 65 feet. ... No construction activity, including grading or clearing vegetation, shall occur within 30 feet of any district other than a commercial or industrial district.
Structures may be erected to a height not to exceed 65 feet. ... No construction activity, including grading or clearing vegetation, shall occur within 30 feet of any district other than a commercial or industrial district.
Structures may be erected to a height not to exceed 65 feet. ... No construction activity, including grading or clearing vegetation, shall occur within 30 feet of any district other than a commercial or industrial district.
Structures may be erected to a height not to exceed 65 feet. ... No construction activity, including grading or clearing vegetation, shall occur within 30 feet of any district other than a commercial or industrial district.
Light industry district permits industrial uses per table; height max 65 ft; use buffer 30 ft from non-commercial/industrial districts.
Heavy industry district permits industrial uses per table; height max 65 ft; use buffer 30 ft from non-commercial/industrial districts.
PD-IP Cat. 1 permits industrial uses per table; height max 65 ft; use buffer 30 ft from non-commercial/industrial districts.
PD-IP Cat. 2 permits industrial uses per table; height max 65 ft; use buffer 30 ft from non-commercial/industrial districts.
Intent, where permitted.
Intent, where permitted.
Intent, where permitted.
Use buffer means an unimproved 20-foot to 30-foot area that separates Rural Areas or residentially zoned properties from commercial or industrial uses, or both, and includes screening pursuant to section 32.7.9.
Ridge area means all land within 100 vertical feet of, and including, the ridgeline and peaks of a mountain or chain of mountains, as identified on a ridge area map approved by the board of supervisors.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.