Accomack County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 106-230

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Lighting fixture distance from adjoining streets/residential property9.5 ft

    Lighting fixtures shall be located no closer than nine and one-half feet from adjoining streets or residential property lines.

Other

  • Stacking space dimensions10 ft x 20 ft

    Each stacking space shall be a minimum of ten feet by 20 feet.

Parking

  • Disabled parking space dimensions13 ft x 20 ft

    All spaces for disabled parking shall have minimum dimensions of 13 feet by 20 feet.

  • Parallel parking space dimensions9 ft x 22 ft

    The minimum dimensions for parallel parking spaces shall be nine by 22 feet.

  • Parking space dimensions9 ft x 20 ft

    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.

From the ordinance

Dwellings: Two spaces for each dwelling unit, provided either in a private garage or on the lot. Off-street parking spaces shall have minimum dimensions of nine by 20 feet.
Sec. 106-230

Parking requirements

{
  "Banks": "One space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area",
  "Dwellings": "Two spaces for each dwelling unit",
  "Laundromats": "One space for each two washing machines",
  "Post offices": "One space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area",
  "Funeral homes": "One space for each 50 square feet of area in assembly rooms or chapels, plus one space for each vehicle maintained on the premises",
  "Auction houses": "One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area",
  "Automobile sales": "One space for each 5,000 square feet of outdoors lot area used for vehicle display, plus one space for each 500 square feet of enclosed sales and showroom floor area",
  "Furniture stores": "One space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area",
  "Office buildings": "One space for each 300 square feet of net office floor area",
  "Shopping centers": "One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area",
  "Theater, indoors": "One space for each four seats",
  "Convenience stores": "One space per 200 square feet of gross floor area",
  "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",
  "Libraries and museums": "One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area",
  "Grocery or chain stores": "One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area",
  "Colleges or universities": "Five spaces for each classroom or administrative office plus one space for each four seats in an assembly hall",
  "Greenhouses and nurseries": "One space for each 400 square feet of enclosed sales area, plus one space for each 5,000 square feet of exterior sales area",
  "Automobile service stations": "Two spaces per service bay plus one space for each regular employee",
  "Bowling alleys, golf courses": "Four spaces for each alley, golf hole",
  "Fast food/carryout restaurants": "One space for each 60 square feet of gross floor area",
  "Medical and dental offices/clinics": "One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area",
  "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",
  "Warehousing and wholesaling operations": "One space for each two employees on the maximum working shift, and one space for each company vehicle operating from the premises, plus one space for every 500 square feet of floor area open to the public, but in all cases a minimum of two customer parking spaces",
  "Animal hospitals and commercial kennels": "One space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area plus one space for each employee",
  "Churches, high schools, stadiums, auditoriums": "One space for each four seats",
  "Retail establishments not listed in this article": "One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area for buildings of 50,000 square feet or less in size, one space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area for buildings of 50,000 square feet to 100,000 square feet in size, one space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area for buildings of 100,001 to 400,000 square feet in size, one space for 350 square feet of gross floor area for buildings larger than 400,000 square feet",
  "Barber shops, beauty shops, health spas and centers": "One space per 200 square feet of gross floor area plus one space per employee",
  "Contractors or construction shops, offices, and yards": "One space per each 1,000 square feet of indoor operational area, plus one space per 5,000 square feet of operation area",
  "Production or processing of materials, goods or products": "One space for each two employees on the largest shift, and one space for each company vehicle, plus one space per 500 square feet of floor area open to the public for customer parking, but in all cases a minimum of two customer parking spaces",
  "Day care center, kindergartens, pre-schools, play schools": "Two spaces, plus one space for each teacher, administrator, or other employee",
  "Fraternal lodges, hunting clubs, yacht clubs, country clubs": "One space per three persons based on maximum occupancy",
  "Mobile home sales, trailer sales and rental, and boat sales": "One space for each 5,000 square feet of outdoors lot area used for unit display, plus one space for each 500 square feet of enclosed sales and showroom floor area",
  "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",
  "Skating rinks, dance halls, pool rooms, and other places of amusement or assembly without fixed seating arrangements": "One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area"
}