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- Geographic extent
- Citywide parking standards for all districts
Extracted standards
22 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Lighting requirement
Adequate lighting shall be provided if off-street parking spaces are to be used at night. Lighting facilities shall conform to the requirements of Article 6: Outdoor lighting regulations.
Other
- Bicycle parking reduction ratio5 bicycle spaces per auto space
A reduction of one automobile parking space per five bicycle parking spaces provided.
- Curb setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from parking area limit4 ft
at least four feet within the prescribed limits of the parking area
- Drainage requirement
Off-street parking facilities shall be constructed so as to provide drainage infrastructure that will eliminate standing water and prevent damage to abutting property and/or public streets and alleys utilizing low impact development and/or best management practices set by the Virginia Storm Water Management Program (VSMP).
- Landscaped strip width3 ft
Where possible a three-foot landscaped strip shall separate the side walk from the building.
- Maximum entrances/exits per street1 count
In general, there shall not be more than one entrance and one exit, or one combined entrance and exit, along any one street.
- Maximum parking reduction percentage33 pct
In any case, the total reduction in parking shall not exceed 33 percent of the total requested.
- Minimum curb heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 in
Fixed and permanent wheel bumpers or curbs of concrete or some comparable material at least four inches high shall be installed for each parking area at least four feet within the prescribed limits of the parking area.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space length for dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. not sharing common lot18 ft
Each parking space for dwelling units which do not share a common parking lot shall be a minimum of eight feet wide and 18 feet long.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space width for dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. not sharing common lot8 ft
Each parking space for dwelling units which do not share a common parking lot shall be a minimum of eight feet wide and 18 feet long.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space area162 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
an off-street parking space is an all-weather surfaced area not in a street or alley and having an area of not less than 162 square feet (nine feet in width and 18 feet in length minimum)
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space length18 ft
nine feet in width and 18 feet in length minimum
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space width9 ft
nine feet in width and 18 feet in length minimum
- Minimum walkway width4 ft
The walkway shall be a minimum of four feet wide, exclusive of vehicle over-hang, and shall be separated from the parking stall by concrete wheel stops or continuous curbing.
- Parallel parking space length22 ft
Parallel parking spaces shall be eight feet in width and 22 feet in length minimum.
- Parallel parking space width8 ft
Parallel parking spaces shall be eight feet in width and 22 feet in length minimum.
- Parking lot location for commercial uses
Parking lots shall generally be located to the side and rear of commercial uses.
- Paving requirement
The ground surface of all parking areas shall consist of a durable, dust-free and hard material, such as asphalt, concrete, brick or some comparable material.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. uses of parking spaces
Designated parking spaces shall not be used for: outdoor storage, sale/repair of vehicles, sale/display of goods, parking of fleet vehicles, advertising, dumpsters, or any other uses that prevent customers from using designated parking spaces.
- Residential driveways not counted
Residential driveways accessing garages, carports, etc., shall not be used to calculate the parking requirements of the zoning ordinance, unless a space is located outside the driveway access in a designated area which affords ingress and egress for an automobile without requiring another automobile to be moved.
- Striping required
Parking spaces in areas surfaced in accordance with Subsection (a) shall be appropriately demarcated with painted lines or other markings.
- Unobstructed access required
Except for parking provided on driveways for single-family dwellings, excluding shared driveways, each parking space must have clear and unobstructed access to the street or aisle, and stacked parking (spaces in a line without direct access to an aisle or street) is prohibited.
From the ordinance
For the purpose of these regulations, an off-street parking space is an all-weather surfaced area not in a street or alley and having an area of not less than 162 square feet (nine feet in width and 18 feet in length minimum)...