Falls Church, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 48-931, 48-933, 48-934, 48-935, 48-938, 48-939, 48-941

Extracted standards

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

Parking

  • Minimum aisle width for one-way traffic16 ft

    ...and at least 16 feet in width if designated for one-way traffic.

  • Minimum aisle width for two-way traffic22 ft

    Aisles providing access to off-street parking areas but not immediately adjacent to or providing direct access to an off-street parking space shall be at least 22 feet in width if designated for two-way traffic...

  • There shall be no vehicular entrance or exit to commercial or business off-street parking or loading areas within 100 feet of an R district unless the planning commission finds that there is no other feasible location...

  • All vehicular entrances and exits to off-street parking and loading areas shall be set back at least 25 feet from the point of tangency of the curb at any intersecting street...

  • Minimum vehicular entrance width for one-way12 ft

    ...nor less than 12 feet in width, if providing access to an aisle restricted to one-way traffic.

  • Minimum vehicular entrance width for two-way22 ft

    Vehicular entrances to off-street parking areas shall be no less than 22 feet in width, if providing access to any aisle for use by two-way traffic...

  • No vehicle parking shall be permitted in any front yard in a single-family detached residence or townhouse; nor shall any vehicle parking space be provided for any single-family detached residence or townhouse in a front yard, except in designated driveway areas.

  • Off-street loading space dimensions

    All off-street loading spaces... shall be at least ten feet in width and 30 feet in length.

  • No front yard of any single-family detached residence or townhouse shall be paved wholly or partially, except for a paved driveway not to exceed 14 feet in width.

  • Maximum service vehicles1 vehicle

    No more than one vehicle with an open or enclosed bed for hauling service... shall be parked on any one property, and when so parked such vehicle must be within a fully enclosed private garage.

  • No more than four vehicles are to be parked on any one property.

  • Conversion of parking spaces

    Up to five or not more than ten percent, whichever is less, of required off-street parking spaces may be converted to bicycle parking, moveable storage containers, electric vehicle charging stations, car share spaces, motorcycle parking spaces and the like, subject to approval by the zoning administrator.

  • Standing space dimensions

    Standing spaces shall be a minimum of eight feet in width and 20 feet in length.

  • Exception for house trailer under 4500 lbs

    One house trailer, utility trailer or boat trailer, not exceeding 4,500 pounds gross weight, may be parked or stored in an enclosed private garage or in the rear yard of the property of its owner...

  • Neither a trailer, nor other vehicle or combination of vehicles having a combined overall length in excess of 35 feet shall be parked or stored in any R or T district...

  • Minimum vertical clearance for loading15 ft

    There shall be a minimum vertical clearance free of all obstructions to a height of 15 feet for all portions of any off-street loading space.

  • Minimum vertical clearance for parking7 ft

    There shall be a minimum vertical clearance free of all obstructions to a height of seven feet for all portions of any off-street parking facility.

  • Parking in residential yards

    In residential districts, off-street parking and loading areas or structures may occupy any required rear or side yard but shall not occupy any portion of any required front yard.

From the ordinance

No more than four vehicles are to be parked on any one property. ... Aisles providing access to off-street parking areas ... at least 22 feet in width if designated for two-way traffic...
Sec. 48-931, 48-933, 48-934, 48-935, 48-938, 48-939, 48-941