Albemarle County, VA Building Safety: Childcare Center Rules (2026)

06, wherever the use is permitted by right or by special use permit. Two duties fall directly on the operator. First, state licensure: the operator must acquire and maintain the required license from the Virginia Department of Social Services and provide a copy of that license to the county zoning administrator; failing to hand over the license is expressly defined in the ordinance as willful noncompliance with the chapter, not a mere paperwork lapse. Second, fire inspection access: the Albemarle County fire official is authorized to conduct periodic inspections of the child day center, and refusing to promptly admit the fire official to the premises for a lawful inspection is likewise deemed willful noncompliance.

The section closes by making clear it is supplementary to, not a substitute for, review by the Virginia Department of Social Services, the Virginia Department of Health, the Virginia State Fire Marshal, or any other state or federal agency with authority over the facility. 4: the county's zoning administrator can issue a notice of violation, a civil summons or ticket, or refer the matter for criminal prosecution once civil penalties are exhausted. 06 layers state-licensure verification and fire-access rights on any center location the underlying district otherwise allows.