Requirements for areas devoted to parking or circulation of vehicles.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-457.8
in effectSec. 30-457.8. - Requirements for areas devoted to parking or circulation of vehicles.
(a) Location of parking and circulation areas. Areas devoted to the parking or circulation of vehicles shall not be located between the main building on a lot and the street line, nor shall such areas be located closer to the street than the main building on the lot. The rules in the preceding sentence regarding circulation of vehicles shall not apply to a lot with a principal use specified in Section 30-457.2(9), (10), or (29.1). On a lot having more than one street frontage, this subsection shall apply along the principal street frontage of the lot, as defined in Section 30-1220, as well as any designated priority street frontage.
(b) Driveways from streets. No driveway intersecting a priority or principal street shall be permitted when alley access or another street frontage is available to serve such a lot. For purposes of this subsection, principal street frontage shall be as defined in Section 30-1220.
(c) Improvement requirements and landscaping standards. In addition to Subsections (a) and (b) of this section, parking areas and parking lots shall be subject to the applicable improvement requirements and landscaping standards set forth in Article VII, Division 2.1 of this chapter.
(Code 2015, § 30-457.98; Code 2020, § 30-457.8; Ord. No. 2017-150, § 2, 9-25-2017; Ord. No. 2023-369, § 1, 1-8-2024)
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