Article 10, Sections 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Parking area lighting20 spaces
All off-street parking and vehicular use areas of twenty (20) or more spaces shall be lighted in accordance with Article 32.
Other
- Compact vehicle spaces20 pct
Off-street parking lots and parking garages may include up to twenty percent (20%) compact car stalls.
- Curbs and vehicle stops
All paved off-street parking lots shall use curbs, vehicle stops or other similar devices to prevent vehicles from overhanging on or into public rights-of-way, landscaped areas, or abutting lots.
- Fractional space rounding
Fractional space requirements shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. parking restriction
Parking of any vehicles in the front yard of a lot on which exists a single-family detached or duplex dwelling shall be prohibited unless parked on an improved area having a surface of asphalt, concrete, rock, shell, gravel or similar inorganic material.
- Guest parking distance200 ft
Off-street guest parking spaces in multi-family developments shall be distributed proportionally... not more than two hundred (200) feet from the dwelling units intended to be served.
- Handicapped parking
Handicapped parking shall be provided consistent with the requirements of Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
- No backing onto public street
Off-street parking spaces shall be arranged so no vehicle shall be required to back out directly onto a public street.
- No parking on public street5 spaces
All off-street parking areas of five (5) or more spaces shall be designed so no parking or maneuvering shall be on any public street, right-of-way, or sidewalk.
- Off-site parking distance300 ft
Off-site parking facilities shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of the building they are intended to serve.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. uses in parking areas
Off-street parking and vehicular use areas shall not be used for sales, outdoor storage, repair, dismantling or servicing of any type or kind.
- Parking lot definition15 vehicles
For the purposes of this section, the term 'parking lot' shall mean an off-street parking area of fifteen (15) or more vehicles.
- Parking area maintenance
The property owner shall be responsible for maintaining all off-street parking and vehicular use areas in good condition and free of refuse and debris.
All paved off-street parking and vehicle use areas shall be set back from lot lines in accordance with Table 10-1.
- Separate parking calculations
When a use has more than 20% of its floor area in a distinct function, the amount of required parking shall be calculated separately for each function.
- Shared parking
Shared parking may be used to reduce the total amount of required parking, if approved by the Planning Commission.
- Site amenities for large parking lots100 spaces
Development plans that include off-street parking lots with more than one hundred (100) parking spaces, shall include site amenities that enhance safety and convenience.
- Truck traffic mitigation near residential200 ft
All uses that are located adjacent to or within two hundred (200) feet of residentially zoned property and that generate truck traffic shall avoid or mitigate impacts through physical design measures.
From the ordinance
The following parking requirements are established for all zoning districts. ... Fractional space requirements shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
Parking requirements
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"Medical": "1/200 gross sq. ft. up to 3,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/250 gross sq. ft. from 3,001 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. from 5,001 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/350 gross sq. ft. from 10,001 sq. ft. to 20,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/400 gross sq. ft. over 20,000 sq. ft.",
"Theaters": "¼ fixed seats",
"Fast Food": "1/75 gross sq. ft. but not less than 5",
"Restaurants": "1/150 gross sq. ft.",
"Bowling Alley": "4/lane",
"Miniature Golf": "1.5/hole",
"Vehicle Repair": "1/200 gross sq. ft. but not less than 5",
"Medical Centers": "1/bed by licensed capacity plus 1/doctor plus 1 per 2 employees on main shift plus additional for outpatient",
"Wholesale Sales": "1/1,000 gross sq. ft.",
"Offices - Dental": "1/175 gross sq. ft.",
"Botanical Gardens": "1/250 gross sq. ft.; plus 1/1,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area",
"Offices - General": "1/200 gross sq. ft. up to 3,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. from 3,001 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/325 gross sq. ft. over 10,000 sq. ft.",
"Schools - Colleges": "10/classroom; plus accessory uses",
"Self-Service Storage": "1/20 units but no less than 6",
"Court Sports Facility": "4/court",
"Financial institution": "1/250 gross sq. ft.",
"Schools - High School": "6/classroom; plus accessory uses of stadiums and auditoriums",
"Emergency Shelter Home": ".25/bed; plus 1/250 gross sq. ft. of office area",
"Religious Institutions": "¼ fixed seats and/or ⅙ occupants based on maximum occupancy rating of the facility for area without fixed seats; plus accessory uses",
"Golf/Country Club (Public)": "3/hole; plus appropriate amount for accessory uses (i.e., restaurant, meeting rooms, etc.)",
"Veterinary hospital/clinic": "Up to 5,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area: 10 spaces; Greater than 5,000 sq. ft. gross floor area: 10 spaces plus additional as required by Zoning Administrator",
"Manufacturing and Production": "1/750 gross sq. ft.",
"Medical or dental laboratory": "1/400 gross sq. ft.",
"Warehouse and Freight Movement": "1/1,000 gross sq. ft. up to 3,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/2,000 gross sq. ft. over 3,000 sq. ft.",
"Arcade/Game Room, Billiard Parlor": "1/250 gross sq. ft.",
"Day Care Center (Adult and Child)": "1/300 gross sq. ft.; plus 3 spaces for off-street loading/unloading",
"Cemetery, Mausoleum and Columbaria": "1/250 gross sq. ft. of office area but not less than 10",
"Schools - Special Education and Business": "10/classroom plus ⅓ employees",
"Private/Community Recreational Uses - Club": "1/200 gross sq. ft.",
"Parks, Playgrounds, Tot Lots and Open Space": "1/10 acres; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. floor area plus additional as determined by the Zoning Administrator based on similar type of facility/use as listed herein",
"Schools - Elementary, Middle and Junior High": "2/classroom",
"Industrial Service - Research and development": "1/400 gross sq. ft.",
"Private/Community Recreational Uses - Restaurant": "1/200 gross sq. ft.",
"Schools - Vocational, Trade and Business Schools": "1/300 gross sq. ft.",
"Mining, quarries, excavation, production drilling": "1/employee plus 1/company vehicle",
"Private/Community Recreational Uses - Golf Course": "3/hole",
"Private/Community Recreational Uses - Swimming Pool": "0.33 spaces per person of permitted occupancy at the pool at one time, subject to a lesser number determined by the Zoning Administrator in accordance with the number of members who are within a reasonable walking distance.",
"Library, Museum, Cultural Center or Similar Facility": "1/300 sq. ft.",
"Private/Community Recreational Uses - Hard or Soft Courts": "4/court",
"Lumber and Building Material Yard, Junk Yard, Storage Yard": "1/1.5 employees plus 1/company vehicle with no less than 1/1,000 gross sq. ft. of building area",
"Retail, Sales and Service Uses Not Specifically Identified": "1/250 gross sq. ft. up to 20,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/275 gross sq. ft. from 20,001 sq. ft. to 100,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. above 100,000 sq. ft.",
"Meeting (Auditorium, stadium, ball field and convention facilities)": "¼ fixed seats and/or ⅙ occupants based on maximum occupancy rating of the facility for area without fixed seats",
"Private/Community Recreational Uses - Active recreational uses (not courts or golf courses)": "3/acre"
}