County · Virginia

Albemarle County

Albemarle County · The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
8
Districts
533
Extracted rules
1,792
Standards
2
Chapters read

Zoning districts

8 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

521 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.3.1, 10.3.24 standards

The following uses shall be permitted by special use permit in the RA district, subject to the applicable requirements of this chapter

Sec. 11.3.1

The following uses shall be permitted by right in the MHD: ...

Sec. 11.3.1, 11.3.2, 11.43 standards

Density shall not exceed one dwelling unit per 21 acres and the minimum lot size shall be 21 acres.

Sec. 11.3.1, 11.3.2, 11.4, 11.52 standards

Density shall not exceed one dwelling unit per 21 acres and the minimum lot size shall be 21 acres. Maximum structure height shall not exceed 45 feet.

Sec. 12.2.1, 12.2.21 standards

The following uses shall be permitted by right in the VR district, subject to the applicable requirements of this chapter

Sec. 12.2.1, 12.2.2, 12.33 standards

The following uses shall be permitted by right in the VR district... The following uses shall be permitted by special use permit in the VR district...

Sec. 14-106

each lot created is at least five acres in area; and each lot created has at least 250 feet of frontage on an existing public street which is part of the primary system or secondary system of state highways.

Sec. 14-2125 standards

No lot may be created by family subdivision unless it has been owned by the current owner or a member of his or her immediate family for at least four consecutive years immediately preceding the date the family subdivision plat is submitted under section 14-209.

Sec. 14-212.12 standards

The lots affected shall have been: (i) part of an otherwise valid and properly recorded subdivision plat approved pursuant to this chapter or a prior subdivision ordinance of the county; or (ii) part of a properly recorded deed prior to the adoption of the first subdivision ordinance of the county that required an approved subdivision plat under the applicable circumstances.

Sec. 14-2243 standards

A preliminary plat shall be valid for: (i) a period of five years from the date it is approved pursuant to this chapter, provided that the subdivider submits a final plat for all or a section of a subdivision as shown on an approved preliminary plat within one year after the approval as provided in section 14-226, and thereafter diligently pursues approval of the final plat; and (ii) any additional period as may be provided by state law.

Sec. 14-231.11 standards

An approved final plat that is not eligible for being platted in phases under subsection (B) shall be valid for: (i) a period of not less than five years after the date of its approval or for a longer period as the agent may, at the time of approval, determine to be reasonable, taking into consideration the size and phasing of the proposed subdivision; and (ii) any additional period as may be provided by state law.

Sec. 14-2321 standards

The commission may authorize a subdivision to be developed with one or more new private streets only under any of the following circumstances: ... (i) the property is within either the rural areas (RA) or village residential (VR) zoning districts; ...

Sec. 14-233

The commission may authorize a subdivision to be developed with one or more new private streets in the following circumstances: ...

Sec. 14-4011 standards

Double frontage lots for single family detached and attached residential uses are prohibited.

Sec. 14-4021 standards

Each lot within a subdivision shall be of a shape which provides a satisfactory and desirable building site, and shall otherwise be at least the minimum lot width allowed by the applicable provisions of the zoning ordinance.

Sec. 14-4031 standards

Each lot within a subdivision shall have frontage on an existing or proposed public or private street;

Sec. 14-4041 standards

Each lot, other than a corner lot within the development areas, shall have reasonable access to the building site from only one street, shared driveway or alley established at the same time as the subdivision;

Sec. 14-4051 standards

Side lot lines of each lot within a subdivision shall be approximately at right angles or radial to the street line, except turnaround terminal points.

Sec. 14-4061 standards

Remnants shall not be created by the subdivision of land. All pre-existing remnants shall be eliminated when the land is subdivided.

Sec. 14-4071 standards

Each block within a subdivision shall be wide enough to allow two tiers of lots of the minimum depth allowed by the applicable provisions of the zoning ordinance fronting on all streets.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.