These regulations establish off-street parking and loading requirements for buildings and uses. These requirements coincide with the intensity of buildings or uses. Parking and loading requirements prevent congestion on public streets by clearly defining and separating parking areas from roadways; remove pedestrian hazards in parking areas and public streets; create proper storm-water treatment; and make clear the availability and arrangement of spaces to all users.

(Ord. No. 2021-08.01, Exh. A, 8-5-21)

1.

Whenever a use or an activity requiring off-street parking is created, enlarged or increased in activity or intensity, off-street parking areas for the associated use must be provided on-site and maintained.

2.

Available on-street parking spaces may be counted toward the required number of off-street parking spaces if:

a.

They are within three hundred (300) feet of the associated use; and

b.

They are in the TW-C or CB-C zoning districts.

3.

Required off-street parking and loading areas for new uses, additions to existing uses, and accessory uses must be determined by the regulations in effect when a change occurs. Required parking areas must not be changed to any other use unless and until equal facilities are provided and approved.

4.

All off-street parking areas are solely for the parking operating vehicles by patrons, occupants, or employees of the associated use.

5.

No vehicle, equipment, materials, or supply repair, dismantling, or servicing is allowed in off-street parking areas.

6.

All required off-street parking and loading areas must be on the same property as the associated use except where otherwise allowed by this Article, where circumstances prevent such location, or where the public safety or the public convenience would be better served by an alternate location. The Zoning Administrator may authorize alternative and/or cooperative locations of required parking spaces subject to the following:

a.

An alternative location must be in the same zoning district as the associated use.

b.

If a development does not include on-site parking, then handicapped accessible spaces must be furnished as required by the current Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.

c.

A shared parking location that provides parking for two (2) or more uses must be in the same ownership of at least one (1) of the properties and must have combined parking spaces equal to the sum required for the separate uses, unless the normal hours of the uses do not overlap.

d.

The entrance to an alternative parking location must be within three hundred (300) feet and have an accessible pedestrian walking route to the associated use.

e.

A recorded covenant or agreement, approved by the City Attorney, and recorded in the Danville Circuit Court Clerk's Office, must establish right to use an alternative parking location.

f.

If an alternative parking location become unavailable, an equal number of parking spaces must be provided on the principal property or an alternative parking location within ninety (90) days from the date on which the alternative parking location ceased.

(Ord. No. 2021-08.01, Exh. A, 8-5-21)

1.

For all uses, other than single-family residential, required off-street parking and loading areas must be constructed of an all-weather, stabilized, dust free surface paving with curb, gutters, and drainage improvements.

2.

The Zoning Administrator may approve an alternate parking area surface only for areas used by heavy equipment.

3.

For parking areas of six (6) spaces or less, the Zoning Administrator may waive the requirement for paved parking with curb and gutter if the parking surface is constructed with a minimum of six (6) inches of crushed stone with adequate compaction and stormwater drainage.

4.

Accessible spaces must be furnished as required by the current Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.

5.

Parking and loading area lighting must comply with Article 11. Outdoor Lighting and Illumination Regulations.

(Ord. No. 2021-08.01, Exh. A, 8-5-21)

1.

All parking spaces must prevent vehicles from extending over property lines, into right-of-way, or over sidewalks.

2.

Required off-street parking areas must meet the following minimum dimensions:

a.

Ninety-degree pattern: Parking spaces and maneuvering lanes:

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Sixty-degree pattern: Fifty-eight (58) feet for two (2) tiers of spaces, and one (1) aisle/maneuvering lane, with minimum aisle width of twelve (12) feet.

c.

Forty-five-degree pattern: Fifty-six (56) feet with two (2) tiers of parking spaces, and one (1) aisle/maneuvering lane, with minimum aisle width of twelve (12) feet.

d.

Drive or maneuvering lanes must not be less than twenty (20) feet wide to permit two-way traffic.

3.

Required off-street parking areas may be in garages, carports, or enclosed buildings if they meet dimension, layout, and accessibility standards.

4.

Non-residential use parking areas in any SR-R, T-R, S-R, NT-R, OT-R, A-R, M-R, or MHP-R zoning district must be screened by a visual separation at least six (6) feet wide between parking and adjoining residential uses by landscaping and/or fencing. No more than fifty (50) percent of required front yards may be parking area.

5.

Inside buildings and on building roofs the minimum parking space width is eight (8) feet six (6) inches and the minimum depth is eighteen (18) feet.

(Ord. No. 2021-08.01, Exh. A, 8-5-21; Ord. No. 2022-05.05, 5-3-22; Ord. No. 2023-05.05, 5-2-23)

Off-street loading spaces are not required. However, if off-street loading spaces are provided, they must meet the following standards:

1.

No loading space may be in a front yard, except for industrial uses.

2.

Off-street loading spaces do not count toward off-street parking space requirements.

3.

No loading space may be less than fifteen (15) feet wide, twenty-five (25) feet long, and fifteen (15) feet tall, provided that the depth accommodates the largest anticipated delivery trucks.

4.

No off-street loading space may necessitate maneuvering from a public right-of-way.

5.

All off-street loading spaces must be located on the same property as the associated use.

6.

All off-street loading space must be provided with a clear route to a public right-of-way.

7.

No motor vehicle repair work, with the exception of emergency service, is permitted in any space designated as off-street loading area.

8.

All off-street loading areas, including aisles and driveways, must be constructed and maintained with a dustless paved surface, except as otherwise permitted for heavy equipment.

(Ord. No. 2021-08.01, Exh. A, 8-5-21)

1.

Net floor area, as defined in Article 15, is the basis for required parking spaces unless otherwise indicated.

2.

When the calculation determining the number of required parking spaces results in a fractional space, one (1) space must be provided for that fraction.

3.

Mixed use development parking space requirements are the sum of the required spaces computed for different uses.

4.

The Zoning Administrator may waive or reduce the number of required parking spaces if the following conditions are met:

a.

An applicant demonstrates fewer spaces are necessary because the current or proposed use does not need the required spaces or the development provides an alternative parking location;

b.

The development meets Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code accessible space requirements;

c.

The absence or reduction of onsite parking spaces will not negatively impact surrounding properties;

d.

The development complies with any additional conditions applied when the Zoning Administrator waives or reduces required off-street parking spaces.

(Ord. No. 2021-08.01, Exh. A, 8-5-21)

The minimum number of off-street parking spaces is determined by the following schedule:

1.

Stacking Lane Requirements.

2.

Stacking spaces are required for drive-through windows.

3.

Stacking spaces must be at least ten (10) feet wide, eighteen (18) long, and must not block traffic.

4.

Stacking lanes and spaces must be separate from other circulation aisles and parking spaces.

5.

The following minimum stacking spaces are required:

a.

Restaurant and food uses: Ten (10) stacking spaces, measured from the last drive-through window.

b.

Car washes: Three (3) stacking spaces per car wash bay.

c.

Financial institutions: Six (6) stacking spaces for the first drive-through window and three (3) stacking spaces for each additional window.

(Ord. No. 2021-08.01, Exh. A, 8-5-21)

1.

The Planning Commission may approve private streets in any residential single-family subdivision. Private drive aisles and combined drive aisles/parking bays in townhouse, apartment and non-residential development may be allowed as a part of the site plan approval process.

2.

Emergency vehicles must be able to access private streets.

(Ord. No. 2021-08.01, Exh. A, 8-5-21)

Electric vehicle parking spaces and charging stations required by this section must meet these additional standards:

1.

Except for single-family residential uses, wherever the zoning code requires an off-street parking area of thirty (30) spaces or more for any new or increased development, one (1) electric vehicle parking space is required for each fifty (50) required parking spaces.

2.

Electric vehicle parking spaces must be equipped with an electric vehicle charging station rated at electric vehicle charging level 2.

3.

All electric vehicle parking spaces are reserved exclusively for electric vehicles.

4.

Electric vehicle parking spaces must be marked by green painted lines or curbs.

5.

Each electric vehicle parking space must have a sign designating the parking space as an electric vehicle parking space. in accordance with the Federal Highway Administration Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices {MUTCD).

6.

Electric vehicle charging stations must contain a retraction device, coiled cord, or a fixture to hang cords and connectors above the ground.

(Ord. No. 2021-08.01, Exh. A, 8-5-21)