Sussex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 34-195

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Parking lighting requirement

    Outdoor lighting shall be provided at appropriate locations in order to adequately illuminate parking areas and pedestrian and vehicular circulation routes.

Other

  • Fire lane requirement

    Adequate fire lanes shall be required as deemed necessary by the fire marshal for the access and egress of emergency vehicles.

  • Loading area surface

    All off-street loading areas, including aisles and driveways shall be constructed and maintained with a permanent, dustless surface material.

Parking

  • Parking space dimensions

    Required off-street parking spaces for dwellings shall be a minimum of nine feet by 20 feet in dimensions with a driveway to afford safe and convenient access.

  • Parking surface requirement

    Any parcel of land used as a public parking area shall be constructed of concrete, asphalt, or other equivalent permanent dustless surface.

From the ordinance

In any district, all structures erected or enlarged and all uses established or expanded, shall provide off-street parking and loading in accordance with the requirements established herein.
Sec. 34-195

Parking requirements

{
  "hospitals": "1 space per 2 patient beds plus 1 per employee on largest shift",
  "residential": "1 space per dwelling unit",
  "restaurants": "1 space per 100 sq ft floor space",
  "mini-storage warehouse": "1 per 10 cubicles + 2 for manager + 1 per 25 cubicles for clients",
  "tourist homes and motels": "1 space per accommodation plus 1 per employee, min 2 additional",
  "warehousing, distributing": "1 per 1000 sq ft floor area + 1 per 300 sq ft office/sales + 1 per vehicle",
  "medical and dental clinics": "10 spaces plus 3 per doctor/dentist over 3",
  "hotels and apartment motels": "1 space per 2 sleeping rooms up to 20, then 1 per 3 over 20",
  "mortuaries and liquor stores": "30 spaces",
  "other permitted industrial uses": "1 per 500 sq ft floor area or per 3 employees, whichever greater, + 1 per vehicle",
  "tourist courts, apartments, apartment motels": "1 space per sleeping/living unit",
  "commercial building or public facility not listed": "1 space per 200 sq ft business floor space",
  "church, high school, college, university auditoriums, theaters, stadiums": "1 space per 5 fixed seats"
}