Loudoun County Unincorporated

Inoperable vehicles are not permitted within required rear and side yards. No inoperable vehicle is allowed to be parked or stored outside a building for more than 1 week on a lot of less than 10 acres in any residential zoning district.

The Zoning Administrator will determine in writing the required parking and loading facilities for uses not specifically listed in Table 7.06.02-1 above pursuant to Section 7.06.08 and Section 10.16.

For expansions or changes in use, prior to the issuance of a Zoning Permit or Certificate of Occupancy, the Zoning Administrator will determine in writing, based on information submitted by the applicant, the impact of the proposed change on the parking requirement for the building, and the adequacy of the parking provided.

In addition to the requirements in Table 7.06.02-1 above, 1 off-street parking space is required for each business vehicle that is directly associated with permitted and Special Exception uses and is parked on the premises during normal business hours.

Parking ratios for dwelling units provided pursuant to Chapter 9: Attainable Housing are reduced by 15%. Parking for attainable rental units must be included in the rental price.

For every 100 spaces placed in an above-grade parking structure, a 5% reduction in required parking spaces is applied. For every 100 spaces placed in a below-grade parking structure a 10% reduction in required parking spaces is applied.

Developments providing age-restricted dwelling units in accordance with Code of Virginia § 36-96.7 will receive a 5% parking reduction for each 50 required parking spaces.

Required parking may be reduced by up to 35% through any combination of the following: transit (up to 25%), long-term bicycle parking (1 space per 2 bicycle spaces), car-share parking (nonresidential 3 per 1, residential 2 per 1).

Section 7.06.03 applies to new or expanded development in Urban, Suburban, and Office and Industrial Zoning Districts. Bicycle parking is not required in Rural, Transition, and Joint Land Management Area Zoning Districts.

Short-term bicycle parking ratios are minimum requirements for bicycle parking. No bicycle parking is required for uses not listed. Minimum long-term bicycle parking spaces must be provided to be eligible for alternate parking pursuant to Section 7.06.08.

Oversized vehicle parking or storage in residential districts is prohibited except where specified.

The Zoning Administrator may grant the following stand-alone parking adjustments: a. Reduce the minimum required parking spaces for nonresidential uses by no more than 10%; ...

The required number of off-street loading spaces is determined by gross floor area (GFA).

All parking facilities must: 1. Conform to the Facilities Standards Manual (FSM); 2. Avoid the Visibility Triangle pursuant to Section 7.07.04; and 3. Be provided on the same lot or parcel of land being served, or on a separate lot or parcel of land within 500 feet of the principal entrance of the building being served.

These requirements apply to the following zoning districts: Transit Related Center (TRC), Urban Employment (UE), Town Center (TC), Transition Community Center (TCC), and Planned Development-Rural Village (PD-RV).

Section 7.06.11 regulates parking for single-family detached, single-family attached, and multifamily dwellings.

All new development must comply with the standards regarding access and frontage contained in Section 7.07.01.

Access to roads in the TC, CC, TCC, OP, IP, GI, MR-HI, PD-CC, and PD-AAAR Zoning Districts must be provided as follows:

Direct access to Route 50 east of Northstar Boulevard in any zoning district is prohibited unless the subject property does not have legal access to any road or access easement other than Route 50 and has legal access to the location of a planned Route 50 Parallel Road.

New development must provide for existing and future road connections to adjacent developable or re-developable parcels as required pursuant to Section 7.07.02.C.