ARTICLE 22#

PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS#

Sec. 15-331. - Off-street parking and loading/unloading requirements.#

A. Minimum off-street parking. When any main building is constructed, enlarged, or structurally altered and converted to another use, adequate minimum off-street parking spaces must be provided as follows:

*Square footage means gross square footage, unless otherwise specified.

B. Off-street loading and/or unloading requirements. Except as otherwise provided in this article, when any building or structure is hereafter erected or structurally altered to increase the floor area by 25% or more, or any building is hereafter converted, for the uses listed below and containing the floor area specified, accessory off-street loading and/or unloading spaces must be provided as follows:

(Ord. No. 5542, § 4, 12-6-22)

Sec. 15-332. - Joint use of off-street parking facilities.#

A. All required parking spaces must be located on the same lot with the building or use served, except non-residential buildings may have spaces located up to 600 feet away§.

B. Parking spaces required for the following uses may be jointly used, provided that a written agreement of the shared parking is properly executed and recorded:

(1) Theaters, public auditoriums, bowling alleys, dance halls, nightclubs, and other uses with non-traditional business operating hours may be jointly used with banks, offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments, and similar uses not normally open, used, or operated during the same hours.

(2) Up to 100% of parking spaces required for a public assembly use which operates only on weekends.

Sec. 15-333. - Design standards for off-street parking facilities.#

A. Minimum area. An off-street parking space is defined as an all-weather surface area (unless gravel is permitted) not in a street or alley which is not less than 162 square feet, at least nine feet wide§, and a minimum of 18 feet long§, and is permanently reserved for the temporary storage of one vehicle, and connected with a street or alley by a paved driveway (unless gravel is permitted) which affords ingress and egress for two-way traffic.

B. Drainage and maintenance. Off-street parking facilities must be drained to eliminate standing water and prevent damage to abutting property and/or public streets and alleys, and surfaced with erosion resistant materials as specified in chapter 5, article II, of this code, relating to soil erosion and sedimentation control.

C. Required setback. Off-street parking spaces may be located in a yard, but must be separated from walkways, sidewalks, streets, or alleys by a wall, fence, curbing, or other approved protective device, or by a distance of at least five feet§, so that vehicles cannot protrude over a property line.

D. Entrances and exits. Entrances and exits must be located and designed in accordance with the requirements of applicable regulations and standards, including Article 23, Access Management. In general, it is recommended that not more than one entrance and one exit, or one combined entrance and exit be allowed along primary roads (Route 6, Route 250, and Route 522). Landscaping, curbing, or approved barriers must be provided along lot boundaries, to control vehicle entrance and exit.

E. Interior drives. Interior drives must be of adequate width to serve a particular design arrangement of parking spaces, according to the following schedule: Aisles cannot be less than 24 feet for 90 degree parking§; 18 feet for 60 degree parking§; 13 feet for 45 degree parking§; and 10 feet for 30 degree parking§. Aisles serving spaces angled other than 90 degrees can only be one-way. Any drive aisle abutting a building/structure is required to be at least 20 feet wide§ to allow for safe maneuverability and emergency services access; an additional 10 feet in aisle width is required for drive aisles abutting loading areas§; this additional ten-foot wide area may be used to meet the minimum parking and loading space parking requirements, if designed and striped as parallel parking.

F. Marking. Parking spaces are required to be marked by painted lines, curbs, wheel stops, bumper blocks or other means to indicate individual spaces. Signs or markers should be used as necessary to ensure efficient traffic operation on the lot. Curbs, wheel stops, bumper blocks or other approved means must be used when parking spaces are angled at other than 90 degrees to prevent vehicles from pulling through vacant parking spaces and entering a one-way aisle from the wrong direction.

G. Lighting. Adequate lighting must be provided if off-street parking spaces are to be used at night. The lighting must be arranged and installed to minimize glare onto adjoining residential properties or public highways.

H. Screening. When off-street parking spaces for 10 or more automobiles are located closer than 50 feet to a lot zoned residential§ or on which there is a dwelling, a continuous, visual screen with a minimum height of six feet must be provided§ between the parking areas and that lot. The screen must consist of a compact evergreen hedge, foliage, or an ornamental wall or fence.

I. Handicapped parking. Handicapped parking spaces must be provided as required by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.

ARTICLE 22#

PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS#

Sec. 15-331. Off-street parking and loading/unloading requirements.#

A. Minimum off-street parking. When any main building is constructed, enlarged, or structurally altered and converted to another use, adequate minimum off-street parking spaces must be provided as follows:

*Square footage means gross square footage, unless otherwise specified.

B. Off-street loading and/or unloading requirements. Except as otherwise provided in this article, when any building or structure is hereafter erected or structurally altered to increase the floor area by 25% or more, or any building is hereafter converted, for the uses listed below and containing the floor area specified, accessory off-street loading and/or unloading spaces must be provided as follows:

(Ord. No. 5542, § 4, 12-6-22)

Sec. 15-332. Joint use of off-street parking facilities.#

A. All required parking spaces must be located on the same lot with the building or use served, except non-residential buildings may have spaces located up to 600 feet away.

B. Parking spaces required for the following uses may be jointly used, provided that a written agreement of the shared parking is properly executed and recorded:

(1) Theaters, public auditoriums, bowling alleys, dance halls, nightclubs, and other uses with non-traditional business operating hours may be jointly used with banks, offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments, and similar uses not normally open, used, or operated during the same hours.

(2) Up to 100% of parking spaces required for a public assembly use which operates only on weekends.

Sec. 15-333. Design standards for off-street parking facilities.#

A. Minimum area. An off-street parking space is defined as an all-weather surface area (unless gravel is permitted) not in a street or alley which is not less than 162 square feet, at least nine feet wide, and a minimum of 18 feet long, and is permanently reserved for the temporary storage of one vehicle, and connected with a street or alley by a paved driveway (unless gravel is permitted) which affords ingress and egress for two-way traffic.

B. Drainage and maintenance. Off-street parking facilities must be drained to eliminate standing water and prevent damage to abutting property and/or public streets and alleys, and surfaced with erosion resistant materials as specified in chapter 5, article II, of this code, relating to soil erosion and sedimentation control.

C. Required setback. Off-street parking spaces may be located in a yard, but must be separated from walkways, sidewalks, streets, or alleys by a wall, fence, curbing, or other approved protective device, or by a distance of at least five feet, so that vehicles cannot protrude over a property line.

D. Entrances and exits. Entrances and exits must be located and designed in accordance with the requirements of applicable regulations and standards, including Article 23, Access Management. In general, it is recommended that not more than one entrance and one exit, or one combined entrance and exit be allowed along primary roads (Route 6, Route 250, and Route 522). Landscaping, curbing, or approved barriers must be provided along lot boundaries, to control vehicle entrance and exit.

E. Interior drives. Interior drives must be of adequate width to serve a particular design arrangement of parking spaces, according to the following schedule: Aisles cannot be less than 24 feet for 90 degree parking; 18 feet for 60 degree parking; 13 feet for 45 degree parking; and 10 feet for 30 degree parking. Aisles serving spaces angled other than 90 degrees can only be one-way. Any drive aisle abutting a building/structure is required to be at least 20 feet wide to allow for safe maneuverability and emergency services access; an additional 10 feet in aisle width is required for drive aisles abutting loading areas; this additional ten-foot wide area may be used to meet the minimum parking and loading space parking requirements, if designed and striped as parallel parking.

F. Marking. Parking spaces are required to be marked by painted lines, curbs, wheel stops, bumper blocks or other means to indicate individual spaces. Signs or markers should be used as necessary to ensure efficient traffic operation on the lot. Curbs, wheel stops, bumper blocks or other approved means must be used when parking spaces are angled at other than 90 degrees to prevent vehicles from pulling through vacant parking spaces and entering a one-way aisle from the wrong direction.

G. Lighting. Adequate lighting must be provided if off-street parking spaces are to be used at night. The lighting must be arranged and installed to minimize glare onto adjoining residential properties or public highways.

H. Screening. When off-street parking spaces for 10 or more automobiles are located closer than 50 feet to a lot zoned residential or on which there is a dwelling§, a continuous, visual screen with a minimum height of six feet must be provided between the parking areas and that lot. The screen must consist of a compact evergreen hedge, foliage, or an ornamental wall or fence.

I. Handicapped parking. Handicapped parking spaces must be provided as required by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.