Sec. 106-230
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Exterior lighting fixture shielding
Exterior lighting fixtures shall be a fully shielded fixture, whether it is a low/high pressure sodium, mercury vapor; metal halide and florescent—over 50 watts; and/or incandescent—over 160 watts.
- Lighting fixture setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines9.5 ft
Lighting fixtures shall be located no closer than nine and one-half feet from adjoining streets or residential property lines.
Other
- Drive-through lane width
Approach lanes for drive-through facilities shall have the following minimum widths: One lane = 12 feet. Two or more lanes = 10 feet per lane.
- Loading space access
All off-street loading spaces shall have safe and convenient access to the street. If any such spaces are contiguous to a street, the street side of such space shall be curbed.
- Combination of uses loading requirement5 spaces
When a building includes a combination of uses as set forth in this section, the required number of loading spaces will be the sum of the required loading spaces for each use. In no case shall the development be required to provide in excess of five loading spaces.
- Loading space setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from intersection40 ft
No loading space or berth shall be located within 40 feet of the nearest point of intersection of the edge of adjoining travelway or the ultimate right-of-way of the adjoining streets.
- Drive-through lane delineation
Drive through lanes shall be striped, marked, or otherwise distinctly delineated.
Parking
- Curbing for parking spaces contiguous to street
If any parking spaces are contiguous to a public street, the street side of such space shall be curbed.
- Disabled parking space dimensions
All spaces for disabled parking shall have minimum dimensions of 13 feet by 20 feet.
- Disabled parking gradient
At no point shall the gradient exceed one foot rise or fall in 20 feet, except in the case of ramps which shall comply with the Virginia Statewide Building Code.
- Parking area definition and landscaping
Curbing, medians, islands, and parking bumpers shall be used to define parking areas, separate parking areas from aisles and channel traffic within the parking area. Landscaping may be incorporated into medians and islands.
- Parking location relative to main building600 ft
Parking spaces shall be on the same lot with the main building, except that in the case of buildings other than dwellings, spaces may be located as far away as 600 feet.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space dimensions
Off-street parking spaces shall have minimum dimensions of nine by 20 feet, provided that the minimum dimensions for parallel parking spaces shall be nine by 22 feet.
- Parking surface requirement
Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public parking area shall be surfaced with gravel, stone, asphalt, or concrete.
- Stacking space dimensions
Each stacking space shall be a minimum of ten feet by 20 feet.
From the ordinance
There shall, at the time of erection of any building or at the time of any main building is enlarged, provision for minimum off-street parking, stacking, and loading as provided for below.
Parking requirements
{
"Dwellings": "Two spaces for each dwelling unit, provided either in a private garage or on the lot.",
"Laundromats": "One space for each two washing machines.",
"Theater, indoors": "One space for each four seats.",
"Other permitted uses": "A total number of spaces sufficient to accommodate the vehicles of all employees of the establishment plus those of all persons who may be expected to visit the same at any time or as determined by the zoning administrator.",
"Colleges or universities": "Five spaces for each classroom or administrative office plus one space for each four seats in an assembly hall.",
"Automobile service stations": "Two spaces per service bay plus one space for each regular employee. Service bays shall not be counted as parking spaces.",
"Bowling alleys, golf courses": "Four spaces for each alley, golf hole.",
"Schools (elementary, middle, high)": "One space for each teacher, administrator, or other employee, plus five spaces per classroom for high schools or one space for each four seats in an assembly hall, whichever is greater.",
"Hospitals, nursing, convalescent homes": "One space for each two beds including cradles and children's beds.",
"Day care center, kindergartens, pre-schools, play schools": "Two spaces, plus one space for each teacher, administrator, or other employee. Sufficient area shall be set aside for dropping off and picking up children in a safe manner that will not cause children to cross the parking area or lines of traffic.",
"Fraternal lodges, hunting clubs, yacht clubs, country clubs": "One space per three persons based on maximum occupancy.",
"Restaurants, cafes, and similar dining or drinking establishments": "One space for each four seats provided for patron use.",
"Motels, hotels, tourist homes, bed and breakfasts, and boardinghouses": "One space for each accommodation, plus one space per operator or employee.",
"Churches, high schools, stadiums, auditoriums, and similar places of assembly": "One space for each four seats."
}