Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
24 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Bicycle parking overhead clearance7 ft
with a minimum overhead vertical clearance of 7 feet.
- Bicycle parking distance to customer entrance100 ft
Bicycle parking shall be located so as to not conflict with automobile or pedestrian traffic and be within 100 feet of a customer entrance.
- Bicycle parking space dimensions
All required short-term bicycle parking spaces must have minimum dimensions of 2 feet in width by 6 feet in length, with a minimum overhead vertical clearance of 7 feet.
- Loading hours adjacent to residential
Hours of loading and unloading operation adjacent to ground floor residential uses shall be limited between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
- Loading space vertical clearance14 ft
with not less than 14 feet of vertical clearance.
- Loading space dimensions
Where off-street loading facilities are provided, they shall be not less than 12 feet in width by 35 feet in length, with not less than 14 feet of vertical clearance.
- Loading space ratio
Large quantities of goods at the rate of one loading space for each 10,000 square feet, or fraction thereof.
- Stacking space dimensions
Stacking spaces shall be a minimum of eight feet by 20 feet in size.
Parking
- Grass lawn parking allowed for certain uses
Grass lawn or other pervious parking surfaces may be permitted for specific uses as set forth below, provided they are approved by the Zoning Administrator.
- Maximum driveway width in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. attached, zero lot line, duplexTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex.12 ft
For single family attached, zero lot line houses, two family duplexes, and corner lot duplexes, the maximum width of impervious vehicle travel ways and parking areas located within the required front yard setback shall not exceed 12 feet or 25 percent of the lot width, whichever is greater.
- Maximum driveway width in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached16 ft
For single family detached, the maximum width of impervious vehicle travel ways and parking areas located within the required front yard setback shall not exceed 16 feet.
- Maximum parking ratio for nonresidential uses with 50+ spaces110 pct
Nonresidential uses requiring 50 or more parking spaces may not provide more than 110 percent of the minimum number of spaces required.
- Maximum walking distance for off-site parking300 ft
Any off-site parking space must be located within 300 feet walking distance of the shared parking area.
- Parking exception for C-B districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
The requirements of this Sec. 98-5.1.3 do not apply in the C-B district, except for the maximum requirements as established in Section 98-5.1.3.B.
- Parking exception for MX-B districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Properties in the MX-B district if the number of off-street spaces required is less than four. If the number of off-street spaces required is four or more, the requirements of this Sec. 98-5.1.3 shall be reduced by 50 percent.
- Maximum grade in parking lots6 pct
Grades within parking lots shall not exceed six percent.
- Reduced parking space length when abutting landscape island or sidewalk16 ft
Parking spaces (90 degree only) that abut a landscape island may be reduced in length to 16 feet provided that the island is a minimum of four feet in depth and protected by wheel stops or curb.
- Maximum distance for shared parking spaces300 ft
Shared parking spaces shall be located within 300 feet of the primary entrance of all uses served.
- Shared parking reduction for office and retail20 pct
If an office use and a retail sales-oriented use share parking, the parking requirement for the retail sales-related use may be reduced by up to 20 percent.
- Shared parking reduction for residential and office50 pct
If a residential use and an office use share parking, the parking requirement for the residential use may be reduced by up to 50 percent.
- Shared parking reduction for residential and retail30 pct
If a residential use shares parking with a retail sales-related use, the parking requirement for the residential use may be reduced by up to 30 percent.
- Parking area surfacing
Where off-street facilities are provided for parking or any other vehicular use area, they shall be surfaced with asphalt bituminous, concrete or dustless material approved by the Zoning Administrator.
- Tandem parking allowed
Tandem parking for up to one space in the driveway in front of a garage shall be permitted and count toward required parking.
- Wheel stops required
Wheel stops, curbing or other barriers shall be provided to prevent potential conflicts between pedestrians and landscaping by vehicles.
From the ordinance
The parking and loading requirements of this section apply to all districts and all uses within the city of Waynesboro.