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Luray, Virginia · General provision

Section 506

All Luray districts0

Dimensional standards

Parking

Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.
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Servicing

Applies near
Main Street
Applies within
250 ft
Geographic extent
Downtown business districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. extending from Memorial Drive to Bristol Avenue, within 250 feet from Main Street

Extracted standards

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

Parking

  • Collective parking allowed

    Collective provision of off-street parking facilities for two or more structures or uses is permissible

  • Parking location within 1,200 feet1,200 ft

    parking spaces ... located on the same lot as the principal use or on a properly zoned lot which is within 1,200 feet of the principal use

  • Parking not in right-of-way

    Off-street parking may not be located on or within any road, street, alley, or other public right-of-way.

  • Parking setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line3 ft

    A driveway or parking space shall be at least three feet from a property line

  • Parking setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential structure for multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.10 ft

    no parking space for a multiple-family dwelling shall be less than ten feet from a residential structure on the lot.

  • Parking space dimensions200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    standard dimensions of a parking space shall measure 10 feet by 20 feet (10 ft. × 20 ft.) and cover 200 square feet of area.

  • Parking surface

    Parking spaces and access driveways shall be covered with an appropriate surface, and shall be graded in order to facilitate appropriate site drainage.

  • Parking waiver downtown

    reduction in required parking spaces ... may be requested ... located in Luray's downtown business district (extending from Memorial Drive to Bristol Avenue) which contain frontage and/or are located within 250 feet from Main Street

  • Public parking credit75 pct

    Publically developed parking lots ... shall only satisfy 75 percent of the total number of parking spaces required

From the ordinance

Minimum off-street parking: standard dimensions 10 ft x 20 ft; residential 2 spaces per dwelling unit; various use-specific requirements.
Section 506

Parking requirements

{
  "office": "1 per 200 sq ft",
  "retail": "1 per 200 sq ft retail floor",
  "school": "1 per teacher/employee/admin + high school 1 per 20 students",
  "hospital": "1 per 2 beds + 1 per employee max shift",
  "restaurant": "1 per 4 seats or 1 per 50 sq ft whichever greater + 1 per employee",
  "hotel_motel": "1 per guest room + 1 per 10 rooms + restaurant/assembly + 1 per employee max shift",
  "residential": "2 spaces per dwelling unit",
  "funeral_home": "1 per 4 seats or 1 per 100 sq ft + 5 employees",
  "home_for_adults": "1 per 6 beds + 1 per employee max shift",
  "industrial_wholesale": "1 per 1.5 employees + trucks",
  "commercial_not_listed": "1 per 200 sq ft",
  "medical_dental_clinic": "1 per 200 sq ft or 10 spaces whichever greater + 3 per doctor/dentist over 3",
  "church_school_auditorium": "1 per 4 fixed seats; 1 per 100 sq ft without fixed seats"
}