Alexandria, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 8-200

All Alexandria districts0

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent: Citywide, with enhanced transit area and Metro Station Walkshed distinctions.

Extracted standards

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

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Aisle width requirements
Aisles with two-way traffic movement shall be no less than 22 feet in width, unless 45- and 60-degree parking is provided or where parking on both sides of the aisle is for compact cars, in which case said aisles shall be no less than 20 feet in width. Aisles with one-way traffic movement: 90-degree parking 22 ft, 45/60-degree 16 ft, parallel 16 ft adjacent to buildings, 12 ft otherwise.
Maximum compact car spaces75 pct
Parking facilities providing for ten or more required off-street parking spaces for a non-retail use may provide up to 75 percent of the required spaces as compact car parking spaces. For specific commercial, restaurant, or miscellaneous commercial use, up to 30 percent.
Exceeding parking maximum by special use permit
A special use permit may be obtained pursuant to section 11-500, which authorizes the provision of more off-street parking than is otherwise required... if increase exceeds five spaces, propose conversion plans.
Access to parking in historic districts
Within the Old and Historic Alexandria District, access to all parking shall be provided from an alley or interior court. Within the Parker-Gray District, access to all parking shall be from an alley or interior court. Within the Town of Potomac and Rosemont Historic Districts, access to all parking shall be from an alley or interior court.
Loading space dimensions
At least one off-street space shall be provided for each 20,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof used or intended to be used for any of the above purposes; provided, that this provision shall not apply to buildings or structures containing less than 2,500 square feet of floor area. Such off-street loading space shall be a minimum of 12 feet in width, 14 1/2 feet in clearance height and a depth sufficient to accommodate the largest delivery trucks serving the establishment, but in no case shall such length be less than 25 feet.
Exemption for nonresidential uses with 2 or fewer spaces2 spaces
Nonresidential uses that have a parking requirement of two spaces or less shall be exempt from providing the spaces.
Removal of parking in Old and Historic Alexandria District
Within the Old and Historic Alexandria District, a non-required parking space on the same lot as a residential building, or on a contiguous lot under common ownership with a residential building, may not be removed if the removal is for the purpose of gaining open space to support a building addition.
Location of parking facilities
For single-unit, two-unit, townhouse, and multi-unit up to four units dwellings, required off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the main building. For multi-unit dwellings, on same lot or across street. For co-living dwellings within 300 feet. For commercial or industrial uses, distance not exceed 1,000 feet. For other uses, same lot or contiguous, or 300 feet with special use permit.
Parking reduction provisions
Required parking may be reduced in conjunction with low and moderate income housing as provided in section 7-700, and required parking may be reduced or waived where alley or interior court access is infeasible, in the RM zone pursuant to section 3-1107 and in the Old and Historic Alexandria District, Parker-Gray District, Town of Potomac Historic District, Rosemont Historic District and for designated buildings over 100 years old, pursuant to section 8-200(C)(5).
Standard parking space dimensions
Each required parking space shall be no less than 18.5 feet in length and nine feet in width, except that each required compact car parking space shall be no less than 16 feet in length and eight feet in width for compact car parking spaces, exclusive of driveways and aisles; provided, however, that parking spaces parallel to driveways and aisles shall be not less than 22 feet in length and eight feet in width for standard cars and 18 feet in length and seven feet in width for compact cars.
Exemption for prior existing buildings
No off-street parking need be provided for land actually in use on June 25, 1963, for structures or buildings partially or fully constructed as of that date, or for structures or buildings for which a final site plan had been approved or a building permit had been applied for on that date, except as provided.
Limit on vehicles parked on residential lots4 vehicles
For all lots containing single-unit, two-unit, townhouse, or multi-unit up to four units dwelling uses, there shall be a limit of one vehicle per 1,000 square feet of lot area, not to exceed a maximum of four (4) vehicles per lot parked or stored outside on the lot in question.
Shared parking
Off-street parking may be used to satisfy the requirements of section 8-200(A) for two or more uses provided the following requirements are met: ... distance between shared parking facility and off-site uses no more than 1,000 feet, etc.

From the ordinance

The following number of parking spaces shall be provided for each use listed. In the case of any use not listed in section 8-200(A), the requirements of the most similar listed use shall apply.
Sec. 8-200

Parking requirements

{
  "hotel": "Within enhanced transit area: min 0.2, max 0.4 per guest room; outside: min 0.25, max 0.7 per guest room",
  "church": "1 space per 5 seats in principal auditorium or 1 per 10 classroom seats, whichever greater",
  "office": "Within enhanced transit area: min 0.25, max 1.5 per 1,000 sq ft; outside: min 0.75, max 2.25 per 1,000 sq ft",
  "co_living": "1 space per 4 private living spaces",
  "restaurant": "Within enhanced transit area: min 1.0, max 3.0 per 1,000 sq ft; outside: min 1.0, max 4.0 per 1,000 sq ft; first 20 outdoor seats exempt",
  "school_high": "1 space per 10 classroom seats",
  "medical_care": "1 space per 200 sq ft floor area",
  "industrial_other": "1 space per 400 sq ft office area + table + additional for employees over 20",
  "multi_unit_4plus": "Within Metro Station Walkshed: 0.8 spaces per bedroom (with reductions); outside: 1 space per bedroom (with reductions); optional affordable housing ratios: 0.75 per unit for ≤60% AMI, 0.65 for ≤50% AMI, 0.5 for ≤30% AMI",
  "continuum_of_care": "1 space per 2 units + 1 per 2 guest rooms; low income: 1 per 4 units + 1 per 4 guest rooms (with SUP)",
  "recreation_indoor": "1 space per 200 sq ft floor area",
  "school_elementary": "1 space per 25 classroom seats",
  "community_building": "1 space per 200 sq ft floor area",
  "recreation_outdoor": "1 space per 400 sq ft designated use area",
  "theater_auditorium": "1 space per 4 seats; employee restaurant exception: 1 per 8 seats",
  "specific_commercial": "Within enhanced transit area: min 0.25, max 3.0 per 1,000 sq ft; outside: min 0.75, max 4.0 per 1,000 sq ft",
  "industrial_warehouse": "1 space per 400 sq ft office area + table",
  "hospital_nursing_home": "1 space per 2 patient beds",
  "miscellaneous_commercial": "1 space per 400 sq ft floor area",
  "automobile_service_station": "1 space per gasoline pump",
  "single_unit_two_unit_townhouse_multi_unit_up_to_4": "Within enhanced transit area: no minimum; outside: 0.5 spaces per dwelling unit"
}