Albemarle County, VA Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

2 sets out how the zoning administrator handles a report. Upon receipt of a complaint or a request to investigate whether the Zoning Ordinance is being violated, the zoning administrator or a designee must conduct an investigation; the section imposes no separate form or fee for filing that complaint. 2-2286(A)(15), and search warrants as otherwise provided by law, but must first make a reasonable effort to obtain voluntary consent to enter. For occupancy-limit investigations where records are withheld after a good-faith request, the administrator can ask the county attorney to petition the general district court for a subpoena duces tecum.

3(a). 3, that it becomes final and unappealable if not timely appealed, the applicable appeal fee, where to get more information on filing an appeal, and the deadline to abate the violation. Notice may be hand delivered, posted on a building's door, or mailed by regular or certified mail; certified mail to, or posting at, the owner's address on the current real estate tax assessment records satisfies the notice requirement. 5 are cumulative rather than exclusive.