Richmond, Va., City Code ch. 30, art. VII, div. 2 — OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS | Code of the City of Richmond, Virginia, 2026 (Recodification codified through Ordinance No. 2025-207, adopted October 14, 2025) — City of Richmond

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-710.3:1 Dimensions of parking spaces.

Sec. 30-710.3:1. - Dimensions of parking spaces. (a) The minimum size of parking spaces and access aisles, in feet, shall be as follows: Category | Stall Width | (A) Stall Width Parallel to Aisle | (B) Stall Depth to Wall | (C) Stall Depth to Interlock | (D) Aisle Width | (E) Wall to Wall | (F) Interlock to Interlock Full Size Stalls 45 degrees 8.0 | 11.3 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 46.5 | 42.0 8.5 | 12.0 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 12.0 | 45.5 | 41.0 60 degrees 8.0 | 9.2 | 18.2 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 53.5 | 50.5 8.5 | 9.8 | 18.2 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 52.5 | 49.5 75 degrees 8.0 | 8.3 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 21.0 | 58.0 | 56.5 8.5 | 8.8 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 20.0 | 57.0 | 55.5 90 degrees 8.0 | 8.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 25.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 8.5 | 8.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 23.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 Compact Stalls 45 degrees 7.5 | 10.6 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 41.0 | 37.0 8.0 | 11.3 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 40.0 | 36.0 60 degrees 7.5 | 8.7 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 46.5 | 44.0 8.0 | 9.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 45.5 | 43.0 75 degrees 7.5 | 7.8 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 18.0 | 50.0 | 48.5 8.0 | 8.3 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 17.0 | 49.0 | 47.5 90 degrees 7.5 | 7.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 21.0 | 51.0 | 51.0 8.0 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 [image omitted; see the official code] [image omitted; see the official code] The minimum aisle width for two-way traffic shall be 18 feet. Captive stalls for parallel parking shall be 22 feet in length. End stalls for parallel parking shall be 17½ feet in length. The Zoning Administrator may interpolate dimensions for angles not listed above. (b) Parking areas with five or more spaces may provide a maximum of 20 percent of spaces at compact dimensions, provided that such spaces shall be clearly marked as compact spaces. (c) A further reduction of two feet in aisle width for full-size stalls shall be permitted in RO-3, HO, B-4, B-5, B-6, B-7, TOD-1, CM, DCC, and RP districts. (d) Up to 2½ feet of the required parking stall depth specified in Subsection (a) of this section may be provided as vehicle overhang area and need not be paved, provided that curbs or wheel stops shall be installed in such manner that the vehicle overhang area is clear of any obstruction to vehicles utilizing the parking space and that the vehicle overhang area shall not encroach into any other parking space, access aisle, public right-of-way, abutting property, pedestrian walkway or any required yard, perimeter buffer or internal landscaped area. (e) All dead-end aisles providing access to parking spaces shall be provided with backup space of not less than five feet in depth at the end of such aisles. (Code 1993, § 32-710.3:1; Code 2004, § 114-710.3:1; Code 2015, § 30-710.3:1; Code 2020, § 30-710.3:1; Ord. No. 2006-168-189, § 2, 7-10-2006; Ord. No. 2010-19-31, § 3, 2-22-2010; Ord. No. 2017-150, § 5, 9-25-2017)

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-710.3:2 Dimensions of stacking spaces.

Sec. 30-710.3:2. - Dimensions of stacking spaces. The minimum size of stacking spaces required by the provisions of this chapter shall be eight feet in width and 18 feet in length. (Code 2004, § 114-710.3:2; Code 2015, § 30-710.3:2; Code 2020, § 30-7710.3:2; Ord. No. 2004-180-167, § 4, 6-28-2004)

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-710.4 Reserved.

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-710.5 Parking spaces located in required yards.

Sec. 30-710.5. - Parking spaces located in required yards. This section shall apply in addition to the applicable improvement requirements and landscaping standards for parking areas and parking lots contained in Division 2.1 of this article. Spaces for the parking of vehicles and access aisles thereto, except spaces accessory to single-family dwellings, shall not be located within a required front yard or required street side yard on any lot in R, RO, B-1, and OS districts nor within that portion of a required front yard on a lot in any other district and situated within 50 feet of a lot in an R or RO district. (Code 1993, § 32-710.5; Code 2004, § 114-710.5; Code 2015, § 30-710.5; Code 2020, § 30-710.5)

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-710.6 Reserved.

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-710.7 Parking areas located in R districts adjacent to business, commercial or industrial districts.

Sec. 30-710.7. - Parking areas located in R districts adjacent to business, commercial or industrial districts. When authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Section 17.20(d)(3) of the City Charter, land located in an R district contiguous to an RO, HO, B, UB, UB-2, CM, OS or M district or separated therefrom by an alley may be used for the parking of vehicles of customers of business, commercial or industrial establishments permitted in such districts, provided that such parking shall not extend a distance of more than 170 feet from the boundary of the RO, HO, B, UB, UB-2, CM, OS or M district. (Code 1993, § 32-710.7; Code 2004, § 114-710.7; Code 2015, § 30-710.7; Code 2020, § 30-710.7; Ord. No. 2006-168-189, § 2, 7-10-2006)