Abingdon, Virginia · General provision

Section 8-2-6

Extracted standards

7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

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  • Parking lot landscape strip width10 ft

    a landscaping strip of at least 10 feet in width shall be located between the parking lot and the abutting property line

  • Minimum landscape island area as % of parking area10 pct

    The minimum landscape parking islands shall be 10% of the parking area.

  • Minimum planting island width8 ft

    Planting islands shall have a minimum width of eight feet to allow for bumper overhang

  • Parking spaces triggering planting islands20 spaces

    The total size of the parking lot exceeds 20 total parking spaces; or Parking lot layout incorporates three or more double-loaded or single-loaded parking bays

  • Exemption for single/two-family residential

    the landscape provisions of this division shall not apply to off-street parking for individual single- or two-family residential dwellings or for parking garages

  • Deciduous shade trees per 40 ft of property line1 tree/40ft

    A minimum of one deciduous shade tree for each 40 feet of contiguous property line shall be planted in the landscape strip.

  • Minimum trees per 5 parking spaces1 tree/5spaces

    A minimum of one tree shall be provided for each five spaces of required parking.

From the ordinance

All vehicle parking areas shall include landscaping as required in this section... Where a parking lot abuts a public right-of-way or property line, a landscaping strip of at least 10 feet in width...
Section 8-2-6