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Commercial use types may include the following accessory uses, activities or structures on the same site or lot:

Commercial use types may include the following accessory uses, activities or structures on the same site or lot: (1) Parking for the principal use. (2) Accessory storage buildings or areas. (3) One accessory dwelling unit occupied by employees responsible for the security of the use. (4) Other uses and activities necessarily and customarily associated with purpose or function of commercial use types, as determined by the administrator. (5) Construction office or trailer associated with active construction on a site. A construction office or trailer shall be removed from an active construction site within 30 days of issuance of the final certificate of occupancy for the project. (6) Donation bins.

Industrial use types may include the following accessory uses, activities or structures on the same site or lot:

Industrial use types may include the following accessory uses, activities or structures on the same site or lot: (1) Parking for the principal use. (2) Recreational facilities available only to the employees of the industrial use type. (3) Day care facilities available only to the employees of the industrial use type. (4) Cafeterias and sandwich shops available only to the employees of the industrial use type. (5) Incidental retail sale of goods associated with the industrial use type, provided the square footage does not exceed ten percent of the gross floor area or 3,000 square feet, whichever is less. (6) One accessory dwelling unit occupied by employees responsible for the security of the use. (7) Other uses and activities necessarily and customarily associated with purpose or function of industrial use types, as determined by the administrator. (8) A construction office or trailer associated with active construction on a site. A construction office or trailer shall be removed from an active construction site within 30 days of issuance of the final certificate of occupancy for the project.

Off-street parking areas shall be provided prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for any main building or expansion of an existing building, or the use thereof changed to a more intensive use.

The off-street parking requirement contained in this section shall not apply to any business in the central business district which property is located within a 200-foot radius of any public parking lot.

Stacking spaces shall be provided for any use having a drive-thru facility or areas having a drop-off and pick up areas.

Stacking spaces shall be provided for any use having a drive-thru facility or areas having a drop-off and pick up areas. The following general standards shall apply: (1) Stacking spaces shall not impede on and off-site traffic movements, shall not cross or pass through off-street parking areas, and shall not create potentially unsafe conditions. (2) Drive-thru lanes shall be separated from off-street parking areas. Individual lanes shall be striped, marked, or otherwise delineated. (3) Each stacking space shall be a minimum of eight feet by 20 feet. Stacking spaces shall be provided as follows: (1) Financial institutions shall provide four stacking spaces for the first drive-thru window, and two stacking spaces for each additional window. (2) Car washes shall provide three stacking spaces per bay or stall. (3) Restaurants shall provide six stacking spaces per drive-through window, measured from the order station. (4) All other uses containing drive-thru facilities shall provide a minimum of three stacking spaces for each window.

If the number of off-street parking spaces required by this article cannot reasonably be provided on the same lot where the principal use associated with these parking spaces is located, then spaces may be provided on adjacent or nearby lots in accordance with the provisions of this section.

If the number of off-street parking spaces required by this article cannot reasonably be provided on the same lot where the principal use associated with these parking spaces is located, then spaces may be provided on adjacent or nearby lots in accordance with the provisions of this section. Satellite parking spaces, other than those intended for employee use, shall be located within 600 feet of a public entrance of a principal building housing the use associated with such parking. Property owners who obtain satellite parking spaces in accordance with this section shall not be held accountable for ensuring that the satellite parking areas from which they obtain their spaces satisfy the design requirements of this article, however, satellite parking spaces are required to comply with all of the requirements of this article. Persons intending to take advantage of this provision are required to demonstrate that an enforceable agreement exists between the parties who intend to share the satellite parking. One parking area may contain required spaces for several different uses, but the required space assigned to one use may not be credited to any other use. Persons intending to take advantage of this provision are required to demonstrate that an enforceable agreement exists between the parties who intend to share the parking.

Whenever the normal operation of any development requires that goods, merchandise, or equipment be routinely delivered to or shipped from that development, a sufficient off-street loading and unloading area, located at the rear, side, or end of the business, must be provided and in accordance with this section to accommodate the delivery or shipment operations in a safe and convenient manner.

Whenever the normal operation of any development requires that goods, merchandise, or equipment be routinely delivered to or shipped from that development, a sufficient off-street loading and unloading area, located at the rear, side, or end of the business, must be provided and in accordance with this section to accommodate the delivery or shipment operations in a safe and convenient manner. The loading and unloading area must be of sufficient size to accommodate the numbers and types of vehicles. Loading and unloading areas shall be located and designed that the vehicles intended to use them can: (1) Maneuver safely and conveniently to and from a public right-of-way, and (2) Complete the loading and unloading operations without obstructing or interfering with any public right-of-way or any parking space or parking lot aisle. Multiple businesses on a single zoning lot or within the same business or group of businesses may share loading and unloading spaces.

Every off-street vehicular parking area shall be designed so it has access to a public street without impeding vehicular movement in that street.

No part of any vehicle parking area other than the driveway entrance or exit shall be within four feet of any right-of-way line or public sidewalk, which is adjacent to the street right-of-way. Site plans, as required by division 6, (below), shall provide for parking spaces reserved for the disabled. The number of spaces provided shall be as required by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. Such spaces shall be included in the total calculation of the total number of spaces required by this article. The number of spaces required by this article may be reduced by one space for each bicycle rack for five or more bicycles and each motorcycle pad for two or more motorcycles, which are provided up to a total of five percent of the required number of spaces. Parking stalls in paved parking areas shall be clearly marked. Vehicular parking areas shall be properly maintained in all respects. All off-street parking facilities shall be used solely for the parking of vehicles in operating condition. No motor vehicle repair work except emergency service, no storage of merchandise, and no motor vehicles for sale, shall be permitted on any required vehicle parking area. A required off-street parking space or stall shall include a rectangular area with a length of at least 18 feet and a width of at least nine feet, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns, or office or work areas. Such space shall have a vertical clearance of at least six and one-half feet. Aisles shall be not less than 22 feet for 90 degree parking, nor less than 18 feet for 60-degree parking, nor less than 16 feet for 45-degree parking. Angles shall be measured between centerline of the parking space and centerline of the aisle. For parallel parking, the length of the space shall be increased an additional four feet and the width shall be decreased by one foot. All parking areas and/or sales display/service areas shall be maintained on all weather surface of gravel, surface treating, concrete or asphalt. Any newly constructed parking areas required to contain ten or more spaces shall be surface treated or paved with concrete or asphalt. Parking areas when required for three or more vehicles shall have individual spaces adequately designated. Single-family residential uses are exempt in all zoning districts. Each space shall have access to a street and shall be so arranged that any vehicle may be moved without moving another. Spaces shall be arranged so that no maneuvering directly incidental to entering or leaving a parking space shall be on any public road. Parking lots used only for occasional use, less than two days per week, shall be exempt for the surfacing requirements. Any stacking lanes shall be surfaced to the same standards as the paved parking area with which they are associated.

The following table contains minimum parking requirements for uses with elements having different functions or operating characteristics.

Off-street parking requirements by use. USE TYPE | PARKING REQUIRED. Agricultural Use Types: Agriculture | No requirement; Stable, private | No requirement. Residential Use Types: Accessory apartment | Schedule B; Family daycare home | No requirement; Home occupation | No requirement; Kennel, private | No requirement; Manufactured home, emergency | No requirement. Civic Use Types: Cemetery | Schedule B; Community recreation | Schedule B; Correction facilities | Schedule B; Educational facilities, college/university | Schedule B; Life care facility | Schedule B; Park and ride facility | No requirement; Post office | Schedule A; Public maintenance and service facilities | Schedule A; Public parks and recreation areas | Schedule B; Utility services, major | Schedule A; Utility services, minor | Schedule B. Commercial Use Types: Adult use | Schedule B; Agricultural services | Schedule A; Automobile dealership, new | Schedule A; Automobile dealership, used | Schedule A; Automobile/parts supply, retail | Schedule A; Automobile rental/leasing | Schedule A; Business or trade schools | Schedule B; Commercial outdoor sports and recreation: Swimming pool | Schedule B; Other outdoor sports | Schedule B; Construction sales and services | Schedule A; Equipment sales and rental | Schedule A; Garden center | Schedule A; Kennel, commercial | Schedule B; Manufactured home sales | Schedule B.

Buffer yards containing specified screening and plantings shall be required between zoning districts of different intensities as shown in table 1.

Buffer yards containing specified screening and plantings shall be required between zoning districts of different intensities... Evergreen shrubs shall have a minimum height of at least 24 inches at the time of planting and an ultimate height of six feet or more. One such shrub shall be planted for each three linear feet of buffer yard.

Plantings required by this section shall be provided in accordance with the following standards:

Any exterior area used for storage, service, maintenance, repair, processing, manufacturing, fabrication, salvage, refuse disposal, or other similar use that is visible from a public street right-of-way, shall be screened with a buffer yard, screening and plantings meeting type A standards listed in this section.