Herndon, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 78-100.4, 78-100.5

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

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

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  • The backing of a motor vehicle onto a public street from a parking area shall be prohibited, except from lots used for single-family detached, townhouse, and two-family dwellings.

  • Fractional spaces counted as one

    When application of the requirements would result in a fractional space, the fraction shall be counted as one space.

  • Gross floor area exclusions

    For office uses, health care laboratory, scientific research and development, light manufacturing, gross floor area calculations shall not include elevator shafts, structured parking or atrium space not designed for occupancy and not occupied.

  • Maximum depth reduction for 90-degree spaces1.5 ft

    the depth of the stall may be reduced by up to one and one-half feet

  • Maximum parking for commercial/industrial125 pct

    off-street vehicle parking spaces shall not be provided in an amount that is more than 125 percent of the minimum requirements

  • Minimum separation from buildings10 ft

    All parking areas... shall be separated at least ten feet from buildings

  • Minimum driveway length for individual residential units20 ft

    Driveways for individual residential units shall be a minimum length of 20 feet.

  • in no case, shall the standard space width be less than eight and one-half feet.

  • Paving material

    The ground surface of parking and stacking areas shall be paved with a durable, dust free and hard material, such as bituminous hot mix or Portland cement, concrete, or some comparable material.

  • Visibility of parking areas

    To the extent possible, the visibility of parking areas from public streets shall be reduced by placing at least 20 to 40 percent of the parking to the rear or side of buildings facing public streets.

From the ordinance

The ground surface of parking and stacking areas shall be paved with a durable, dust free and hard material, such as bituminous hot mix or Portland cement, concrete, or some comparable material.
Sec. 78-100.4, 78-100.5