Dimensions of parking spaces.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-710.3:1
in effectSec. 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
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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)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH30ZO_ARTVIIOREPALORE_DIV2OREPARE_S30-710.3_1DIPASPFetched: 11/8/2026