Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Parking lot landscaping
Where a parking area adjoins a lot in a residential zone, suitable landscaping shall be planted between the parking lot and the adjoining property or street line.
Parking
- Downtown parking waiver250 ft
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, may request a waiver
- Off-site parking distance1,200 ft
within 1,200 feet of the principal use
- Parking lighting
Any lights used to illuminate said parking areas shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises in a residential district.
- 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 structure10 ft
no parking space for a multiple-family dwelling shall be less than ten feet from a residential structure on the lot.
- Standard parking space dimensions200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
the 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 material
Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public parking area shall be surfaced with gravel, stone, asphalt, or concrete.
- Public parking credit75 pct
Publically developed parking lots, located within 1,200 feet of the use may be utilized, but shall only satisfy 75 percent of the total number of parking spaces required
From the ordinance
In all residential districts there shall be provided either in a private garage or on the lot, space for the parking of two automobiles for each dwelling unit in a new building...
Parking requirements
{
"office": "1 per 200 sqft floor space",
"retail": "1 per 200 sqft retail floor space",
"school": "1 space per teacher/employee/administrator + 1 per 20 students for high schools",
"hospital": "1 space per 2 beds + 1 per employee on max shift",
"restaurant": "1 per 4 seats or 1 per 50 sqft gross floor area, whichever greater + 1 per employee on max shift",
"hotel/motel": "1 space per guest room + 1 per 10 rooms + restaurant/assembly + 1 per employee on max shift",
"residential": "2 spaces per dwelling unit",
"funeral home": "1 per 4 seats or 1 per 100 sqft assembly + 5 employee spaces",
"home for adults": "1 per 6 beds + 1 per employee on max shift",
"church/auditorium": "1 space per 4 fixed seats or 1 per 100 sqft usable floor area",
"industrial/wholesale": "1 per 1.5 employees on max shift + truck spaces",
"medical/dental clinic": "1 per 200 sqft or 10 spaces, whichever greater + 3 per doctor/dentist over 3",
"commercial (not listed)": "1 per 200 sqft business floor space"
}