Staunton, Virginia · General provision

SCC 18.125.010

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

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

Parking

  • Parking lot drainage

    The parking lot shall be drained to eliminate surface water.

  • No backing into public street

    Except for parcels of land devoted to one- and two-family uses, all areas devoted to off-street parking shall be so designed, constructed, and be of such size that no vehicle is required to back into a public street to obtain egress.

  • For any parking lot, except on parcels of land devoted to single-family dwellings or no more than one two-family dwelling, there shall be a minimum setback of five feet from any property line.

  • Parking space dimensions

    Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet in width and 18 feet in length and shall be a specifically designated stall.

  • Sealed surface requirement

    All areas devoted to permanent off-street parking as required under this chapter shall be of a sealed-surface construction...

From the ordinance

In all districts there shall be provided, at any time any building or structure is erected or enlarged or increased in capacity, off-street parking spaces for automobiles in accordance with the following requirements...
SCC 18.125.010

Parking requirements

{
  "group_house": "1 per 3 individuals + 1 per supervisor + 1 per 2 employees",
  "hotel_motel": "1 per room/suite",
  "country_club": "1 per 5 members",
  "bowling_alley": "5 per alley",
  "medical_clinic": "3 patient spaces per doctor + 1 per doctor + 2 per 3 other employees",
  "manufactured_home": "2 per stand/lot",
  "two_family_dwelling": "1 per dwelling unit",
  "commercial_recreation": "1 per 3 patrons",
  "special_care_facility": "1 per 4 patient beds + 1 per doctor + 1 per 2 employees",
  "boarding_rooming_house": "1 for resident family + 1 per 2 guests",
  "single_family_dwelling": "1 per dwelling unit",
  "commercial_trade_school": "1 per 3 students + 2 per 3 employees",
  "kindergarten_day_school": "2 per 3 teachers/employees + 1 loading per 8 pupils",
  "mortuary_funeral_parlor": "5 per parlor/chapel or 1 per 4 seats, whichever greater",
  "multifamily_two_bedroom": "1.5 per dwelling unit",
  "barbershop_beauty_parlor": "2 per chair",
  "gasoline_service_station": "1 per employee + 2 per service bay",
  "private_club_lodge_union": "1 per 3 members",
  "housing_elderly_handicapped": "1 per 2 units (elderly/handicapped) + 2 per unit (others)",
  "theater_auditorium_assembly": "1 per 3 people",
  "dormitory_fraternity_sorority": "1 per 3 permanent residents",
  "multifamily_studio_efficiency": "1 per dwelling unit",
  "multifamily_three_plus_bedroom": "2 per dwelling unit"
}