Galax, Virginia · General provision

§160-158

Extracted standards

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

Parking

  • Driveway width20 ft

    Parking space shall be served by a driveway with a minimum width of 20 feet.

  • Parking lot landscaping

    Parking space provided for apartments, offices or retail spaces shall include five feet of landscaping to provide a buffer from the adjacent property and street right-of-way.

  • Parking lot screening

    If the parking area adjoins premises used or zoned for residential purposes, it shall be screened from such premises by a solid wall or fence or closely spaced evergreen trees or a shrub hedge, located on a strip of land not less than five feet in width, guarded with wheel bumpers. Any light used to illuminate such parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from such adjoining premises.

  • Parking space dimensions9 ft

    A parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet wide by 20 feet in length.

  • Turnaround requirement

    All spaces over four required shall be provided with a turnaround or maneuvering which will not require backing into a public street or right-of-way.

From the ordinance

A parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet wide by 20 feet in length. Parking space shall be served by a driveway with a minimum width of 20 feet, and all spaces over four required shall be provided with a turnaround or maneuvering which will not require backing into a public street or right-of-way.
§160-158