Dimensional standards
Parking
- Minimum, studio / 1-bedroom
- 2
- Minimum, 2+ bedroom
- 3
Servicing
- Applies near
- Old and HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Occoquan DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all zoning districts; special parking requirements apply in the Old and HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Occoquan DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2..
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Disabled approach slope1 ft per 12 ft
This approach shall have a slope of not more than one foot in 12 feet and be three-feet wide exclusive of flare sides.
- Disabled parking per state code
Disabled parking and building or sidewalk accessibility shall be provided in accordance with the current adopted edition of the State Uniform Statewide Building Code.
- Net floor space as percentage of gross75 pct
net floor space is equal to 75% of the gross floor area.
Parking
- Maximum compact car spaces30 pct
Such spaces shall not constitute more than 30% of the entire parking space requirements.
- Maximum parking area slope5 pct
Parking areas shall be graded at a slope not to exceed 5%. Slope may be up to 10%, with approval of the Town Engineer.
- Increase in parking spaces triggering additional spaces10 pct
Whenever a building or use is changed or enlarged ... to create a need ... for an increase in parking spaces of 10% or more, such additional spaces shall be provided.
- Fractional parking space rounding
Parking computations yielding fractional spaces of one-half and above shall be rounded up to the next whole number, and fractional yields below one-half shall be rounded down.
- Parking surface imperviousImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios.
All off-street parking spaces shall have an all-weather, dust-free, and impervious surface.
From the ordinance
Off-street parking standards for all zoning districts. Residential: 1BR=2 spaces, 2+BR=+1 per bedroom; business: 1 per 400 sqft net; assembly: 1 per 4 seats.
Parking requirements
{
"office": "1 per 400 sqft net floor space",
"commercial": "1 per 400 sqft net floor space",
"residential_1br": "2 spaces",
"residential_2br": "3 spaces",
"residential_3br": "4 spaces",
"residential_4br": "5 spaces",
"places_of_assembly": "1 per 4 seats",
"office_old_historic": "1 per 800 sqft net floor space",
"commercial_old_historic": "1 per 800 sqft net floor space",
"places_of_assembly_old_historic": "1 per 8 seats (no requirement for <50 seats; for >50 seats, 1 per 8 seats for seats over 50)"
}