Sec. 24.1-600

Outdoor lighting shall be installed at appropriate locations to provide illumination for parking areas and pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular circulation routes

Parking spaces for the physically handicapped, including lift-equipped van-accessible spaces, shall be provided and labeled on the plan in accordance with the numerical and design standards established for the physically handicapped and aged, by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and as specified in the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Any landscaping within or around the traffic aisles of such parking areas shall be maintained so as to prevent visual obstructions between the height of three feet (3') and six feet (6') where such obstructions could impair vehicular safety.

Each off-street loading space shall be not less than twelve feet by fifty feet (12' × 50') in dimension with a vertical clearance of not less than fifteen feet (15').

Each off-street loading space shall be not less than twelve feet by fifty feet (12' × 50') in dimension with a vertical clearance of not less than fifteen feet (15').

Spaces designated for off-street loading shall not be counted toward the required number of offstreet parking spaces, except where specifically approved by the zoning administrator

All off-street loading spaces including aisles and driveways leading to them shall be constructed of concrete, asphalt or other equivalent permanent, dustless surface material.

Off-street loading spaces shall be located so that there is sufficient room for the turning and maneuvering of vehicles using loading spaces.

Each off-street loading space shall be not less than twelve feet by fifty feet (12' × 50') in dimension with a vertical clearance of not less than fifteen feet (15').

A minimum of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the total surface area in parking lots shall be maintained in traffic islands or other interior planting areas within the lot

All parking lots shall be visually screened from public street rights-of-way by means of landscaping which provides a visual screen of the parking lot throughout the year.

Sidewalks shall be provided to facilitate safe and convenient pedestrian movements within and between such parking areas and the establishments which they serve.

At least fifty percent (50%) of the trees installed in parking lots shall have a minimum caliper of two and one-half inches (2-½")."

Trees within landscaped strips located adjacent to parking spaces shall be placed at least four feet (4') from the face of curbs or wheel stops

For nonresidential uses the zoning administrator may authorize an alternate or cooperative location

Business vehicles shall be parked on the site in properly paved and located spaces.

No certificate of zoning compliance or certificate of occupancy may be issued unless the following criteria are fully satisfied with regard to the approved parking plan

The minimum dimensions of such spaces shall be eight feet by sixteen feet (8' × 16')

The minimum dimensions of such spaces shall be eight feet by sixteen feet (8' × 16')

In the case of parking lots containing twenty (20) spaces or more, the developer may elect to designate up to a maximum of twenty percent (20%) of such spaces for the use of compact cars.

where sufficient offset in parking demand occurs, the zoning administrator may authorize a reduction in the total number of spaces required.

Parking lots shall be set apart from landscaped areas by a permanent curb or wheel stop.

such spaces may be designed with minimum dimensions of eight feet by sixteen feet (8' × 16').

such spaces may be designed with minimum dimensions of eight feet by sixteen feet (8' × 16').

Floor area shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two attached buildings.

Where fractional spaces result, the parking or loading spaces required shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.

A parking space located within a garage shall be credited as one-half (1/2) of a required parking space

Every parking space shall afford satisfactory ingress and egress for a motor vehicle without requiring another motor vehicle to be moved

The minimum size of any island shall be one hundred fifty (150) square feet with a minimum width of nine feet (9').

The minimum size of any island shall be one hundred fifty (150) square feet with a minimum width of nine feet (9').

an additional twenty (20) landscape credits shall be provided/earned on the site for every ten (10) spaces in excess of the minimum number.

There shall be no more than fifteen (15) parking spaces in a row without an intervening landscaped island

Not more than two (2) vehicles shall be parked or displayed "for sale" at any time

not more than five (5) vehicles may be parked or displayed "for sale" on any premises within the same calendar year.

Outdoor storage and display shall not be permitted in required parking spaces.

a one and one-half foot (1.5') overhang credit may be deducted from the required length of the parking space.

or ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet if parallel.

or ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet if parallel.

Parking spaces required on a per employee or per person basis in the standards which follow shall be based on the maximum number of employees or persons on duty or residing, or both, on the premises at any one time, or the maximum occupancy load (based on Building and Fire Codes) of the building or use, whichever is greater.

The off-street parking facilities required by this article shall be located on the same lot or parcel of land or within the same project and in reasonable proximity to the uses or structures that they are intended to serve.

All required off-street parking or loading spaces shall be maintained for parking or loading use for as long as the principal use for which such spaces were established shall remain.

Such parking spaces shall be conveniently and safely accessible to pedestrians.

No enlargement of a building, structure or use shall reduce the number of existing parking or loading spaces below the minimum number required unless provisions are made elsewhere on the premises for replacement spaces.

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

The right to permanently use such property for parking shall be established by deed, easement, lease or similar recorded covenant or agreement, shall be approved as to form and content by the county attorney, and shall be recorded in the clerk's office of the circuit court.

Location of all or the majority of off-street parking to the side or rear of the principal building is strongly encouraged

In the event more than one principal use which requires parking or loading space is erected or established on the same premises, parking or loading space shall be provided on the basis of the sum of the required spaces for each use, except in the case of approved planned developments.

The parking or loading requirements established herein shall be superseded if different requirements are established by the board as a condition of other approvals required by this chapter.

Parking areas shall be constructed of concrete, asphalt or other equivalent permanent, dustless surface such as cobblestone, Belgian block, brick, grid pavers, interlocking pavers, or similar surface material.

All such parking spaces shall be on property zoned for the uses which require the parking spaces or for more intensive uses.

Such plan, because of unanticipated weather conditions, cannot be fully implemented immediately, but has been guaranteed by a postponed improvement agreement between the developer and the county

all other parking spaces intended for use by the general public shall have minimum dimensions of nine feet by eighteen feet (9' × 18'), or ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet if parallel.

all other parking spaces intended for use by the general public shall have minimum dimensions of nine feet by eighteen feet (9' × 18'), or ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet if parallel.

Failure to provide or construct such replacement parking spaces within ninety (90) days from the date on which the use of the previously available off-street spaces was terminated shall be a violation of this chapter.

if the plan provides for fewer parking or loading spaces than would otherwise be required, an area sufficient to accommodate one-half (½) of the difference shall be reserved for a period of five (5) years and maintained as landscaped open space during that time.

Required off-street parking spaces for single-family detached and duplex dwellings shall be a minimum of nine feet by eighteen feet (9' × 18') in dimension with a driveway which is constructed with an all-weather surface

Required off-street parking spaces for single-family detached and duplex dwellings shall be a minimum of nine feet by eighteen feet (9' × 18') in dimension with a driveway which is constructed with an all-weather surface

Parking spaces for single family detached, duplex and townhouse dwellings where the parking spaces are located on the same lot as the dwelling unit.

The parking or loading space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned shall be the same as required for a use of a materially similar nature, as determined by the zoning administrator.

Applicants may have a site and use-specific parking and/or loading space analysis and plan prepared by a professional qualified to perform such studies for submission to the county for use in lieu of the numerical parking or loading space standards contained in this article.

Stacking spaces for dropping off or picking up passengers where the duration of parking is ten (10) minutes or less on average.

Minimum width of traffic aisles in parking lots for two-way traffic shall be twenty-four (24) feet.

the zoning administrator may approve unpaved or gravel parking areas provided that a specific request, detailing the environmental conditions giving rise to the request, is submitted in writing at the time of plan submission.

Valet parking arrangements may be authorized by the zoning administrator and shall not be subject to this section.

The owner or occupant of a parcel on which an occupied commercial or industrial structure is located may park an automobile, light-duty truck, recreational vehicle or trailer, boat or cargo trailer on the property for the purpose of selling or offering the vehicle for sale

It shall be unlawful for any person to park or place any such vehicle for sale or rent upon or in any street or street right-of-way.

Parking of vehicles or equipment for sale or rent on undeveloped or vacant property, or on property on which the principal structure(s) are unoccupied, shall be prohibited.

The vehicle is owned by the owner or occupant of the property, or a member of the owner/occupant's immediate family.

The vehicle is parked on a paved or graveled parking space on the property, and shall not be parked on grassed or landscaped portions of the property.

Any lettering on the vehicle indicating it to be "for sale" shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area.