Big Stone Gap, Virginia · General provision

Article 6, Section 1

Extracted standards

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

Parking

  • Fractional spaces round up

    Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the next highest whole number.

  • Maximum distance for joint use parking300 ft

    the required spaces may be located and maintained not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building or other non-residential building served

  • Lighting to minimize glare

    Adequate lighting shall be provided if off-street parking spaces are to be used at night. The lighting shall be arranged and installed to minimize glare on property in a residential district.

  • Marking required for lots over 10 spaces

    Parking spaces in lots of more than ten (10) spaces shall be marked by painted lines or curbs or other means to indicate individual spaces.

  • an off-street parking space is an all-weather surfaced area not in a street or alley and having an area of not less than two hundred (200) square feet, exclusive of driveways

  • Screening required for large parking areas near residential

    When off-street parking areas for ten (10) or more automobiles are located closer than fifty (50) feet to a lot in a residential district, or to any lot upon which there is a dwelling as a permitted use under these regulations, and where such parking areas are not entirely screened visually from such lot by an intervening building or structure, a continuous, visual screen with a minimum height of six (6) feet shall be provided between the parking area and the said lot in a residential district or upon which there is a dwelling.

From the ordinance

Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, when any building or structure is hereafter erected or structurally altered, or any building or structure hereafter erected is converted, accessory off-street parking spaces shall be provided as follows:
Article 6, Section 1

Parking requirements

{
  "townhouse": "2 spaces per dwelling unit",
  "bed_and_breakfast": "1 space per room + 1 per employee"
}