Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
57 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Parking area lighting
Parking and loading area lighting must comply with Article 11. Outdoor Lighting and Illumination Regulations.
Other
- Accessible parking spaces
Accessible spaces must be furnished as required by the current Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
- Minimum aisle width for angled patterns12 ft
Minimum aisle width of twelve (12) feet for sixty-degree and forty-five-degree patterns.
- Alternative parking covenant
A recorded covenant or agreement, approved by the City Attorney, and recorded in the Danville Circuit Court Clerk's Office, must establish right to use an alternative parking location.
- Alternative parking distance300 ft
The entrance to an alternative parking location must be within three hundred (300) feet and have an accessible pedestrian walking route to the associated use.
- Alternative parking replacement
If an alternative parking location becomes unavailable, an equal number of parking spaces must be provided on the principal property or an alternative parking location within ninety (90) days from the date on which the alternative parking location ceased.
- Alternative parking same districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
An alternative location must be in the same zoning district as the associated use.
- Car wash stacking spaces per bay3 spaces
Car washes: Three (3) stacking spaces per car wash bay.
- Minimum drive/maneuvering lane width20 ft
Drive or maneuvering lanes must not be less than twenty (20) feet wide to permit two-way traffic.
- Stacking for drive-through
Stacking spaces are required for drive-through windows.
- Emergency vehicle access
Emergency vehicles must be able to access private streets.
- EV charging level
Electric vehicle parking spaces must be equipped with an electric vehicle charging station rated at electric vehicle charging level 2.
- EV charging station cord retraction
Electric vehicle charging stations must contain a retraction device, coiled cord, or a fixture to hang cords and connectors above the ground.
- EV space marking
Electric vehicle parking spaces must be marked by green painted lines or curbs.
- EV spaces reserved
All electric vehicle parking spaces are reserved exclusively for electric vehicles.
- EV sign requirement
Each electric vehicle parking space must have a sign designating the parking space as an electric vehicle parking space, in accordance with the Federal Highway Administration Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
- Electric vehicle parking space ratio
Except for single-family residential uses, wherever the zoning code requires an off-street parking area of thirty (30) spaces or more for any new or increased development, one (1) electric vehicle parking space is required for each fifty (50) required parking spaces.
- Financial institution additional window stacking spaces3 spaces
Financial institutions: Six (6) stacking spaces for the first drive-through window and three (3) stacking spaces for each additional window.
- Financial institution first window stacking spaces6 spaces
Financial institutions: Six (6) stacking spaces for the first drive-through window and three (3) stacking spaces for each additional window.
- Forty-five-degree pattern total width for two tiers56 ft
Forty-five-degree pattern: Fifty-six (56) feet with two (2) tiers of parking spaces, and one (1) aisle/maneuvering lane, with minimum aisle width of twelve (12) feet.
- Fractional parking spaces
When the calculation determining the number of required parking spaces results in a fractional space, one (1) space must be provided for that fraction.
- Maximum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. parking50 pct
No more than fifty (50) percent of required front yards may be parking area.
- Parking in garages/carports
Required off-street parking areas may be in garages, carports, or enclosed buildings if they meet dimension, layout, and accessibility standards.
- Alternate surface for heavy equipment
The Zoning Administrator may approve an alternate parking area surface only for areas used by heavy equipment.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space depth inside buildings/roofs18 ft
Inside buildings and on building roofs the minimum parking space width is eight (8) feet six (6) inches and the minimum depth is eighteen (18) feet.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space width inside buildings/roofs8.5 ft
Inside buildings and on building roofs the minimum parking space width is eight (8) feet six (6) inches and the minimum depth is eighteen (18) feet.
- Loading clear route to public ROW
All off-street loading space must be provided with a clear route to a public right-of-way.
- Loading maneuvering from public ROW
No off-street loading space may necessitate maneuvering from a public right-of-way.
- Loading spaces not counted as parking
Off-street loading spaces do not count toward off-street parking space requirements.
- Loading on same property
All off-street loading spaces must be located on the same property as the associated use.
- Loading space in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
No loading space may be in a front yard, except for industrial uses.
- Minimum loading space heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
No loading space may be less than fifteen (15) feet wide, twenty-five (25) feet long, and fifteen (15) feet tall, provided that the depth accommodates the largest anticipated delivery trucks.
- Minimum loading space length25 ft
No loading space may be less than fifteen (15) feet wide, twenty-five (25) feet long, and fifteen (15) feet tall, provided that the depth accommodates the largest anticipated delivery trucks.
- Minimum loading space width15 ft
No loading space may be less than fifteen (15) feet wide, twenty-five (25) feet long, and fifteen (15) feet tall, provided that the depth accommodates the largest anticipated delivery trucks.
- Motor vehicle repair in loading area
No motor vehicle repair work, with the exception of emergency service, is permitted in any space designated as off-street loading area.
- Loading area surface
All off-street loading areas, including aisles and driveways, must be constructed and maintained with a dustless paved surface, except as otherwise permitted for heavy equipment.
- Mixed use parking sum
Mixed use development parking space requirements are the sum of the required spaces computed for different uses.
- Parking computation basis
Net floor area, as defined in Article 15, is the basis for required parking spaces unless otherwise indicated.
- Parking area change restriction
Required parking areas must not be changed to any other use unless and until equal facilities are provided and approved.
- Parking space extension prohibition
All parking spaces must prevent vehicles from extending over property lines, into right-of-way, or over sidewalks.
- Non-residential parking screening width6 ft
Non-residential use parking areas in any SR-R, T-R, S-R, NT-R, OT-R, A-R, M-R, or MHP-R zoning district must be screened by a visual separation at least six (6) feet wide between parking and adjoining residential uses by landscaping and/or fencing.
- On-site parking provision
Whenever a use or an activity requiring off-street parking is created, enlarged or increased in activity or intensity, off-street parking areas for the associated use must be provided on-site and maintained.
- On-street parking counting
Available on-street parking spaces may be counted toward the required number of off-street parking spaces if they are within three hundred (300) feet of the associated use and they are in the TW-C or CB-C zoning districts.
- Parking area use restriction
All off-street parking areas are solely for the parking of operating vehicles by patrons, occupants, or employees of the associated use.
- Private street approval
The Planning Commission may approve private streets in any residential single-family subdivision. Private drive aisles and combined drive aisles/parking bays in townhouse, apartment and non-residential development may be allowed as a part of the site plan approval process.
- Parking regulations in effect
Required off-street parking and loading areas for new uses, additions to existing uses, and accessory uses must be determined by the regulations in effect when a change occurs.
- Repair prohibition in parking areas
No vehicle, equipment, materials, or supply repair, dismantling, or servicing is allowed in off-street parking areas.
- Restaurant stacking spaces10 spaces
Restaurant and food uses: Ten (10) stacking spaces, measured from the last drive-through window.
- Parking on same property
All required off-street parking and loading areas must be on the same property as the associated use except where otherwise allowed by this Article, where circumstances prevent such location, or where the public safety or the public convenience would be better served by an alternate location.
- Shared parking ownership
A shared parking location that provides parking for two (2) or more uses must be in the same ownership of at least one (1) of the properties and must have combined parking spaces equal to the sum required for the separate uses, unless the normal hours of the uses do not overlap.
- Sixty-degree pattern total width for two tiers58 ft
Sixty-degree pattern: Fifty-eight (58) feet for two (2) tiers of spaces, and one (1) aisle/maneuvering lane, with minimum aisle width of twelve (12) feet.
- Stacking lane separation
Stacking lanes and spaces must be separate from other circulation aisles and parking spaces.
- Minimum stacking space length18 ft
Stacking spaces must be at least ten (10) feet wide, eighteen (18) long, and must not block traffic.
- Minimum stacking space width10 ft
Stacking spaces must be at least ten (10) feet wide, eighteen (18) long, and must not block traffic.
- Parking area surface
For all uses, other than single-family residential, required off-street parking and loading areas must be constructed of an all-weather, stabilized, dust free surface paving with curb, gutters, and drainage improvements.
- Parking waiver conditions
The Zoning Administrator may waive or reduce the number of required parking spaces if the following conditions are met: an applicant demonstrates fewer spaces are necessary; the development meets Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code accessible space requirements; the absence or reduction of onsite parking spaces will not negatively impact surrounding properties; the development complies with any additional conditions applied.
- Waiver for small parking areas
For parking areas of six (6) spaces or less, the Zoning Administrator may waive the requirement for paved parking with curb and gutter if the parking surface is constructed with a minimum of six (6) inches of crushed stone with adequate compaction and stormwater drainage.
From the ordinance
These regulations establish off-street parking and loading requirements for buildings and uses. These requirements coincide with the intensity of buildings or uses.