Article VIII, Sec. 27-206 through 27-209
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all developments in the Town of Culpeper; includes a parking overlay districtOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. exemption.
Extracted standards
21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Maximum parking light heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.18 ft
Parking lights shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in height.
Other
- Aisle width for 45-degree parking16 ft
Aisles shall be not less than sixteen (16) feet for forty-five (45) degree parking...
- Aisle width for 60-degree parking18 ft
Aisles shall be not less than eighteen (18) feet for sixty (60) degree parking...
- Aisle width for 90-degree parking22 ft
Aisles shall be not less than twenty-two (22) feet for ninety (90) degree parking...
- Bike rack parking reduction
The number of spaces required by this article may be reduced by one (1) space for each bicycle rack for five (5) or more bicycles and each motorcycle pad for two (2) or more motorcycles which are provided up to a total of five (5) percent of the required number of spaces.
- Handicap space maximum grade2 pct
Handicap spaces shall be ... with a grade not to exceed two (2) percent.
- Handicap space ratio
Any use which requires more than twenty-five (25) or more off-street parking spaces shall provide one (1) handicap space for each twenty-five (25) spaces in excess of twenty-five (25) spaces and less than one hundred (100) spaces, and one (1) handicap space for each fifty (50) spaces over one hundred (100) spaces.
- Handicap space width12 ft
Handicap spaces shall be identified by appropriate restrictive signing and shall be twelve (12) feet in width...
- Loading and unloading areas required
Whenever the normal operation of any development requires that goods, merchandise, or equipment be routinely delivered to or shipped from that development, a sufficient off-street loading and unloading area must be provided in accordance with this section...
- Maximum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. parking for large residential lots25 pct
All residential lots equal to or greater than ten thousand (10,000) sq. ft., not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the front yard, as defined, may be used for parking or vehicle accommodation area.
- Parallel parking dimensions
For parallel parking, the length of the space shall be increased an additional four (4) feet and the width shall be decreased by one (1) foot.
- Parking overlay districtOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. exemption
Developments which are in the 'parking overlay district,' which map is adopted by reference and included in this subsection, are exempt from the requirements of sections 27-208 and 27-209 of this article.
- Parking space calculation method
Every development or change of use shall provide a sufficient number of off-street parking spaces to accommodate the number of vehicles that are likely to be attracted to the development during the peak hour of a typical weekday or weekend, whichever is greater.
- Parking stall length18 ft
A required off-street parking space or stall shall include a rectangular area with a length of at least eighteen (18) feet...
- Parking stall width9 ft
A required off-street parking space or stall shall include a rectangular area with a width of at least nine (9) feet...
- Parking vertical clearance6.5 ft
Such space shall have a vertical clearance of at least six and one-half (6.5) feet.
- Paved parking surfacing requirements
All open off-street parking areas (spaces and aisles) and drives connecting such areas with the street shall be surfaced and constructed either: a. With a minimum depth of six (6) inches of number 21A aggregate base and a minimum of two (2) inches of asphalt; or b. With six (6) inches of concrete; or c. With four (4) inches of brick or porous paving block placed on four (4) inches of number 21A aggregate base.
- Satellite parking maximum distance from entrance600 ft
Satellite parking spaces, other than those intended for employee use, shall be located within six hundred (600) feet of a public entrance of a principal building housing the use associated with such parking.
- Shared parking allowed
One (1) parking area may contain required spaces for several different uses, but except as provided below, the required space assigned to one (1) use may not be credited to any other use. To the extent that developments that wish to make joint use of the same parking spaces operate at different times, the same spaces may be credited to both uses.
- Storage and stacking spaces required
Whenever a use involves the storage or stacking of vehicles awaiting service, the development shall also provide a sufficient number of storage spaces or adequate sized stacking lane to accommodate the peak hourly demand for the peak day in a typical week for said storage.
Setback
- Parking area setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way4 ft
No part of any vehicle accommodation area other than the driveway entrance or exit shall be within four (4) feet of any right-of-way line or public sidewalk...
From the ordinance
Every development or change of use shall provide a sufficient number of off-street parking spaces to accommodate the number of vehicles likely to be attracted during peak hour.