Mathews County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 12
Minimum Off-Street Parking
§ 175-12.1 Minimum off-street parking required.
A.
There shall be provided, at the time of erection of any building or at the time any main building is enlarged, minimum off-street parking space with adequate provisions for entrance and exit by standard sized automobiles, as follows:
Type Of Use | Parking Spaces Required | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Residential: | ||||
1. | Single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings or manufactured homes | 2 per dwelling unit | ||
2. | Multifamily dwellings | 2 per dwelling unit | ||
3. | Boarding houses | 1 for each sleeping room | ||
Commercial: | ||||
1. | Automobile repair/service | 2 for each service bay | ||
2. | Hotels, motels, inns or bed-and-breakfast/tourist homes | 1 for each guest room plus one for each employee or owner-operator | ||
3. | Retail stores | 1 for each 300 square feet of floor area | ||
4. | Restaurant | 1 for each table or booth plus one for each employee for sit-down restaurants. One for each 100 square feet of floor area for fast food, drive-through or carry-out restaurants | ||
5. | Banks/financial institutions | 1 for each 300 square feet of floor area | ||
6. | General and professional offices (excluding medical or dental offices) | 1 for each 500 square feet of floor area | ||
7. | Personal services | 1 for each 300 square feet of floor area | ||
Recreation or Entertainment: | ||||
1. | Auditoriums, gymnasiums, stadiums, theaters or similar uses | 1 for each 4 seats | ||
2. | Fraternal lodges, clubs, or golf courses | 1 for each 400 square feet of floor area | ||
3. | Campgrounds | 1 for each campsite | ||
4. | Marinas | 1 for each 5 slips | ||
Institutional: | ||||
1. | Hospitals, convalescent homes or assisted living facilities | 1 for each 2 beds | ||
2. | Medical or dental offices/clinics | 1 for each 300 square feet of floor area | ||
3. | Churches and other places of religious assembly | 1 for each 4 seats | ||
4. | Libraries | 1 for each 400 square feet of floor area | ||
5. | Museums | 1 for each 400 square feet of floor area | ||
6. | Post offices | 1 for every 100 box holders, but not less than 5 spaces | ||
Schools: | ||||
1. | Public or private elementary, middle or high school | 2 per classroom | ||
2. | Nursery schools or child care centers | 2 per classroom, but not less 6 for the building | ||
Industrial: | ||||
1. | All types of manufacturing, fabrication, assembly or distribution facilities | 1 for each employee, plus one for each company vehicle | ||
B.
Common hallways, stairwells, elevator shafts, mechanical equipment rooms, rest rooms, and similar nonleasable floor area shall be excluded from parking tabulations.
C.
For any use not specifically addressed by the above parking requirements, the Zoning Administrator through information provided by the applicant shall determine the appropriate number of parking spaces based upon a use that most closely approximates the proposed use.
§ 175-12.2 Location, size and design of required parking areas.
A.
Parking space as required in § 175-12.1 of this chapter shall be on the same lot with the main building, except that in the case of buildings other than dwellings, spaces may be located as far away as 600 feet. Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public parking area shall be surfaced with gravel, stone, asphalt, or concrete or other approved all-weather surface.
B.
Any lights used to illuminate said parking areas shall be arranged as to direct light down and to reflect the light away from adjoining premises.
C.
Each parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet wide and 20 feet long; except for parallel spaces which shall be nine feet wide and 22 feet long. Driveway entrances and lanes shall accommodate all vehicle types expected to enter the site. Parking requirements shall at no time be considered sufficient for any other use of the premises, and additional spaces shall be provided to meet requirements when there is any change to a different nonresidential use.
D.
Minimum aisle widths required for parking areas shall be according to the following table:
Parking Angle (degrees) | Direction of Traffic | Aisle Width (feet) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Parallel | One-way | 12 | |
45 | One-way | 12 | |
60 | One-way | 12 | |
90 | Two-way | 24 |
(1)
For access lanes/driveways which provide internal circulation, but do not provide direct access to parking spaces, the minimum width of a lane/driveway for one-way traffic shall be 12 feet and for two-way traffic shall be 24 feet.
(2)
Turning areas shall have adequate radii to assure ease of mobility, ample clearance and convenience of ingress and egress.
E.
Requirements for handicapped access. For each 25 off-street parking spaces, there shall be one off-street parking space for handicapped persons. Parking spaces and parking signs for handicapped persons shall be constructed and designated in accordance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and the Virginia Department of Transportation standards.
§ 175-12.3 Shared parking.
A.
Required parking spaces may be shared for two or more adjoining buildings or uses provided that the total of such parking spaces when combined or used together shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the several individual uses computed separately. Before such spaces are approved for use, a written agreement shall be executed by the parties concerned and filed with the Zoning Administrator to assure the continued use of the shared parking agreement.
B.
The Zoning Administrator may reduce the amount of space otherwise required if the total parking needs can be shown to be less than the standard due to uses having different hours of operation.