Except for single-family detached and single-family attached dwellings, and duplexes, and as provided for in § 72-53.3F, all off-street parking, loading, and circulation areas shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, brick, crushed stone (within floodplain areas), pavers, aligned concrete strips, or an equivalent material.

72-53.1E(1)(d)[2]1 standards

Except for parking areas serving single-family detached dwellings, all off-street parking, loading, and circulation areas shall be arranged so that no vehicle is required to back from such areas directly onto a public street.

72-53.1E(1)(e)1 standards

All off-street parking, loading, and circulation areas shall be properly drained in accordance with the stormwater management standards referenced in § 72-54.3 of this chapter.

72-53.1E(1)(f)1 standards

When lighted, off-street parking, loading, and circulation areas shall be lighted so as to prevent glare or illumination exceeding maximum allowable levels on adjacent land (see Table 72-58.2D, Maximum Illumination Levels), and unless exempted, shall comply with the standards of § 72-58, Exterior lighting.

72-53.1E(1)(g)1 standards

Except for parking areas serving single-family detached and duplex dwellings, or other exempted uses, all off-street parking, loading, and circulation areas shall be landscaped to soften their visual impact on adjacent property in accordance with § 72-55.2, Vehicular use area landscaping.

72-53.1E(1)(h)1 standards

All off-street parking, loading, and circulation areas shall be designed to prevent vehicles from encroaching into: [1] A sidewalk or walkway less than six feet wide; or [2] Adjacent property.

72-53.1E(1)(i)1 standards

All off-street vehicular use areas shall be maintained in good repair and in safe condition at all times.

72-53.1E(1)(j)1 standards

All off-street parking and loading areas shall be completed prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the premises they serve.

72-53.1E(2)(a)1 standards

Except for single-family detached, duplex, and single-family attached dwellings, off-street parking spaces shall meet the following dimensional requirements or meet modified requirements per Subsection E(2)(b) below

72-53.1E(3)1 standards

Accessible parking spaces for physically disabled persons shall be provided in accord with the most-recent version of the Virginia Construction Code, Section 116.

72-53.1E(4)2 standards

Off-street parking spaces in the nonresidential and mixed-use districts may be located within required yards, provided: (a) All spaces shall be setback at least 10 feet from any front lot line; (b) All spaces shall be setback at least five feet from any side or rear lot line

72-53.1F(2)(a)3 standards

Each loading space required by this subsection shall be at least 15 feet wide by 25 feet long (or deep), with at least 15 feet of overhead clearance.

72-53.1F(2)(b)2 standards

Shall not be located within 40 feet of the nearest point of a public street intersection serving the loading approach; Shall not be located within 60 feet of a residential zoning district

72-53.1F(2)(e)1 standards

The ground surface of loading areas shall be paved with a durable, dust free, and hard material, such as surface and seal treatment, bituminous hot mix, Portland cement, concrete, or some comparable material.

72-53.25 standards

Off-street parking serving single-family detached, duplex, and single-family attached dwellings and located within front yard and/or corner side yard areas shall comply with the following standards

72-53.2A1 standards

Only the following vehicles may be parked in single-family residential districts: passenger vehicles designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver; pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of less than 10,000 pounds; or any vehicle used by an individual solely for his own personal purposes, such as personal recreational activities.

72-53.2C(1)2 standards

For lots of record greater than 6,000 square feet, vehicular use areas located within the primary front or secondary front yard (as measured from the edge of the street right-of-way) shall be limited to the greater of 33% of the entire primary front or secondary front yard area or 600 square feet.

72-53.2C(2)2 standards

Vehicular use areas on lots of record smaller than 6,000 square feet shall be limited to the greater of 33% of the entire primary front or secondary front yard area or 350 square feet.

72-53.2D(1)1 standards

Vehicular use areas shall be surfaced in accordance with the standards in § 72-53.1E(1)(c), or gravel, crushed stone, or similar material may be used.

72-53.2D(2)1 standards

When used, gravel or crushed stone shall be at least two inches deep throughout the vehicular use area, and the vehicular use area shall maintain a visibly discernible and definable edge composed of landscape timbers, metal edging, vegetation (such as low shrubs or decorative grasses), or a similar technique.

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