(a)

There shall be provided at the time of erection of any main building, or at the time of any main building enlarged, minimum off-street parking space with adequate provision for entrance and exit by standard sized automobiles, as follows:

(1)

For apartments, at least 1½ parking space for every dwelling.

(2)

For car wash (self-service), at least three standing or parking spaces for waiting vehicles for each washing bay.

(3)

For church and school auditoriums and assembly halls, and for theaters, general auditoriums, stadiums, and other similar places of assembly, at least one parking space for every five fixed seats provided in said building.

(4)

For drive-in restaurants, at least one parking space for each 60 square feet of floor area.

(5)

For dry cleaners and laundries, at least one parking place for each 200 square feet of floor area.

(6)

For funeral homes, at least one parking space for each five seats, provided that there shall be not less than 20 spaces for each chapel and parlor.

(7)

For furniture and home furnishing and home appliance sales and service establishments, at least one parking space for each 400 square feet of floor area.

(8)

For hospitals, convalescent homes, nursing homes or homes for the aged, family care homes, foster homes or group homes, at least one parking space for each two beds' capacity, including infants' cribs and children's beds.

(9)

For industrial establishments, there shall be provided 1½ parking spaces for each two employees computed on the basis of maximum number of individuals employed within an eight-hour shift, plus space to accommodate all truck and other vehicles used in connection therewith.

(10)

For laundromats, at least one parking space for every two cleaning or laundry machines.

(11)

For libraries, art galleries, and museums, at least one parking space for each 500 square feet of floor area.

(12)

For medical and dental clinics, at least ten parking spaces. Three additional parking spaces shall be furnished for each doctor or dentist having offices in such clinic in excess of three doctors or dentists.

(13)

For office buildings, financial institutions, clubs and lodges, at least one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area.

(14)

In all residential districts there shall be provided, either in a private garage or on the lot, space for the parking of two automobiles for each single-family dwelling unit in a new building, or each single-family dwelling unit added in the case of the enlargement of an existing building. Owners of tractor-trailer rigs shall also provide adequate off-street parking spaces for such vehicles.

(15)

For restaurants, at least one parking space for each six seats.

(16)

For retail stores selling directly to the public, one parking space for each 200 square feet of retail floor space in the building.

(17)

For service stations, at least two spaces for each garage service bay plus one parking space for each employee.

(18)

For boarding houses, tourist homes, hotels, motels, and inns, at least 1½ parking spaces for each accommodation, individual sleeping or dwelling unit.

(19)

For wholesale and processing, but not wholesale associated with retail uses, and for farm supply, feed and seed store, lumber and building supply and commercial greenhouses, plant nurseries, and landscaping, at least one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of floor space, or one parking space for each two employees, whichever is greater.

(20)

For public billiard parlors and pool rooms, dance halls, taverns and similar forms of public amusement, at least two parking spaces for each pool table, booth or seating table provided, or ten parking spaces, whichever is greater. For bowling alleys, at least two parking spaces for each alley.

(21)

For barber and beauty shops, at least two parking spaces for each chair or work station, plus one parking space for each employee.

(b)

Any other commercial building not listed above here after erected, converted, or structurally altered shall provide one parking space for each 100 square feet of business floor space in the building.

(c)

Parking space as required in the foregoing shall be on the same lot with the main building, except that in the case of buildings other than dwellings, off-street spaces may be located as far away as 300 feet, such distance to be measured along lines of public access to the property. Every parcel of land hereafter used as a parking area shall be surfaced with asphalt or concrete and appropriately marked or striped as to designated parking spaces, including handicapped and loading zone spaces. It shall have appropriate barriers where needed as determined by the administrator. Any lights used to illuminate said parking areas shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises in a residential district.

(Comp. Ords., § 24.8)

(a)

In the R-1, R-2 and R-3 districts, all vehicles which require registration with the state department of motor vehicles as a condition of operation on or transport over public and roads and which are maintained by their owners in an inoperable and/or unregistered fashion shall comply with the off-street storage requirements of this section.

(b)

For the purpose of this chapter, a vehicle shall be deemed inoperable if the vehicle is observed to have not been moved from a particular location on a public street or right-of-way for a 30-day period; or is observed to be in a clearly inoperable condition for a ten-day period; or is found to be unregistered or with an expired or invalid registration for a ten-day period, or is found in violation of section 30-266 or the Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1200 et seq. as amended. The owner's intent to remedy any of the foregoing conditions shall not serve to mitigate the requirements of this section.

(c)

Vehicles meeting any of the criteria of subsection (b) of this section shall be stored either in a private garage on the owner's lot or shall be placed in the rear yard of the lot and covered from view at all times. No more than three such vehicles may be maintained on any lot at any given time by the owner. Measures shall be taken to secure any covering used from disarray by the weather. No stored vehicles may be placed closer than three feet from any property line.

(d)

In the C-1, C-2 and M-1 districts, stored vehicles shall comply with the provisions of this section except that four such vehicles may be maintained on a lot. The owner's intent to sell such vehicles or parts thereof shall not serve to mitigate the requirements of this section. Automobile graveyards as defined are prohibited in all zoning districts.

(Comp. Ords., § 24.8)

(a)

On the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected and occupied for uses involving the receipt or distribution of vehicles, materials, or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, turning, loading, and unloading services in order to avoid interference with public use of the streets and alleys.

(b)

Owners of boats and other recreational vehicles as defined which are designed to travel over the road shall provide adequate off-street parking for such items.

(Comp. Ords., § 24.8)

The off-street parking requirements of this section are not applicable to the Central Business District C-2. Where the type of use or activity permitted requires regular use of a loading or unloading area, adequate space for an off-street loading or unloading area shall be provided for in the application for zoning permit or special exception and use permit. Where feasible, and where unused lot space is available, the application must demonstrate maximum use of such space for off-street parking. This shall include provisions for handicapped and mobility-disabled access to the use or activity, including special ramps, spaces, etc. An application may be returned at the discretion of the administrator, commission or town council if maximum use of such space has not been demonstrated. The availability of on-street parking, public loading and unloading zones, and other public parking areas shall not affect the foregoing.

(Comp. Ords., § 24.8)