§ 10-7. Required Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces by Use.

The following parking requirements are established for all zoning districts.

A.

[Minimum off-street parking spaces.] The minimum number of off-street parking spaces for use categories is stated in Table 10-2. Table 10-2 applies unless specifically superseded or modified by other portions of this Ordinance or the County Code, or in connection with the approval of a site plan where the Planning Commission specifically grants a modification.

B.

Computation of Required Spaces. Fractional space requirements shall be rounded up to the next whole number. In stadiums, sports arenas, churches/synagogues, and other places of public assembly where occupants utilize benches, pews or similar fixed seating arrangements, each eighteen (18) lineal inches of such seating shall be counted as one seat.

C.

Uses Not Listed. The Zoning Administrator shall determine the parking requirements for uses not listed herein based on the requirements for similar uses and the traffic characteristics of the use.

D.

Handicapped Parking. Handicapped parking shall be provided consistent with the requirements of Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, as may be amended.

E.

Shared Parking. When a mix of uses creates staggered peak periods of parking demand, shared parking may be used to reduce the total amount of required parking, if approved by the Planning Commission in conjunction with site plan approval. In such instances, the applicants shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Planning Commission that the periods of peak use are separated sufficiently and shared parking spaces are available to all uses showing them, so as to not cause a parking demand problem.

F.

Separate Calculations. When a use has more than twenty percent (20%) of its floor area in a distinct function (i.e., office, meeting facility, warehouse, retail), the amount of required parking shall be calculated separately for each function. An example would be a 40,000 sq. ft. use with a 10,000 sq. ft. office area and a 30,000 sq. ft. warehouse. In this example, the required parking would be computed separately for the office and warehouse functions.

Table 10-2 Minimum Required Off-Street Parking By Use
Use Categories	Specific Uses	Required Parking
Residential Use Categories
Household Living
Single-family		2
Two-family/Duplex		2/unit
Three-family/Triplex		2/unit
Multi-family	Efficiency/studio	1/unit
	One bedroom	1.25/unit
	Two bedroom	1.5
	Three or more bedrooms	2.0/unit
Manufactured housing		1.5/manufactured home; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. of office, laundry, recreation structure and similar facilities in a manufactured home park
Group Living
Dormitory		1/room
Special care homes
	Assisted living facility, community residential home, group home facility and residential treatment facility	½ beds by licensed capacity
	Nursing homes	¼ beds by licensed capacity
Commercial Categories
Car Wash		4/bay or stall
Convenience store		1/500 sq. ft. plus 1/employee
Bar/Tavern/Nightclub		1/100 gross sq. ft.
Club, private, fraternal, civic		1/150 gross sq. ft.
Funeral homes, crematories		¼ seats in chapel with fixed seating; 1/60 gross sq. ft. in chapel without fixed seating
Furniture/carpet store		1/500 sq. ft. plus 1/employee
Hotels, motels, bed and breakfast inns, etc.		1.1/guest room; plus accessory uses
Kennel		1/400 gross sq. ft. but not less than 5
Motor vehicle sales agency, sales lot, showroom		1/500 gross sq. ft. of indoor sales and office area; plus 1/300 sq. ft. of outdoor sales lot
Vehicle Repair		1/200 gross sq. ft. but not less than 5
Restaurants		1/150 gross sq. ft.
Fast Food		1/75 gross sq. ft. but not less than 5
Retail, sales and service Uses not specifically Identified		1/250 gross sq. ft. up to 20,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/275 gross sq. ft. from 20,001 sq. ft. to 100,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. above 100,000 sq. ft.
Theaters		¼ fixed seats
Meeting Auditorium, stadium, Ball field and convention facilities		¼ fixed seats and/or 1/6 occupants based on maximum occupancy rating of the facility for area without fixed seats
Offices
General		1/200 gross sq. ft. up to 3,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. from 3,001 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/325 gross sq. ft. over 10,000 sq. ft.
Dental		1/175 gross sq. ft.
Financial institution		1/250 gross sq. ft.
Medical		1/200 gross sq. ft. up to 3,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/250 gross sq. ft. from 3001 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. from 5,001 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/350 gross sq. ft. from 10,001 sq. ft. to 20,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/400 gross sq. ft. over 20,000 sq. ft.
Medical or dental laboratory		1/400 gross sq. ft.
Veterinary hospital/clinic		Up to 5,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area: 10 spaces Greater than 5,000 sq. ft. gross floor area: 10 spaces plus additional as required by Zoning Administrator
Industrial Categories
Lumber and Building Material Yard, Junk Yard, Storage Yard		1/1.5 employees plus 1/company vehicle with no less than 1/1,000 gross sq. ft. of building area
Manufacturing and Production		1/750 gross sq. ft.
Mining, quarries, excavation, production drilling		1/employee plus 1/company vehicle
Industrial Service
Research and development		1/400 gross sq. ft.
Warehouse and Freight Movement		1/1,000 gross sq. ft. up to 3,000 sq. ft.; plus 1/2,000 gross sq. ft. over 3,000 sq. ft.
Wholesale Sales		1/1,000 gross sq. ft.
Self-Service Storage		1/20 units but no less than 6
Institutional Use Categories
Religious Institutions		¼ fixed seats and/or 1/6 occupants based on maximum occupancy rating of the facility for area without fixed seats; plus plus accessory uses
Library, Museum, Cultural Center or Similar Facility		1/300 sq. ft.
Day care center (adult and child)		1/300 gross sq. ft.; plus 3 spaces for off-street loading/unloading
Medical Centers		1/bed by licensed capacity plus 1/doctor plus 1 per 2 employees on main shift plus add'l for outpatient
Emergency shelter home		.25/bed; plus 1/250 gross sq. ft. of office area
Cemetery, mausoleum and columbaria		1/250 gross sq. ft. of office area but not less than 10
Schools
Elementary, middle and junior high		2/classroom
High School		6/classroom; plus accessory uses of stadiums and auditoriums
Special Education and Business		10/classroom plus 1/3 employees
Colleges		10/classroom; plus accessory uses
Vocational, trade and business schools		1/300 gross sq. ft.
Recreational Categories
Arcade/game room, Billiard parlor		1/250 gross sq. ft.
Bowling alley		4/lane
Court sports facility		4/court
Parks, Playgrounds, Tot Lots and Open Space		1/10 acres; plus 1/300 gross sq. ft. floor area plus additional as determined by the Zoning Administrator based on similar type of facility/use as listed herein
Botanical Gardens		1/250 gross sq. ft.; plus 1/1,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area
Golf/Country Club (Public)		3/hole; plus appropriate amount for accessory uses (i.e., restaurant, meeting rooms, etc.)
Miniature golf		1.5/hole
Private/Community recreational uses
	Club	1/200 gross sq. ft.
	Active recreational uses (not courts or golf courses)	3/acre
	Golf Course	3/hole
	Hard or Soft Courts	4/court
	Restaurant	1/200 gross sq. ft.
	Swimming Pool	0.33 spaces per person of permitted occupancy at the pool at one time, subject to a lesser number determined by the Zoning Administrator in accordance with the number of members who are within a reasonable walking distance.

 

(Ord. of 5-2-2006(2))

(Ord. of 5-2-2006(2))