Requirements for areas devoted to parking or circulation of vehicles.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-451.7
in effectSec. 30-451.7. - 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. On a lot having more than one street frontage, this subsection shall apply along both the principal street frontage and the priority street frontage. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit vehicular drop-off or pick-up areas serving hotels or hospitals when approved in accordance with Section 30-451.5(a)(2).
(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.
(c) Improvement requirements and landscaping standards. Parking areas and parking lots in the RP Research Park District shall be subject to the applicable improvement requirements and landscaping standards set forth in Article VII, Division 2.1 of this chapter, except that the requirements of Section 30-710.12(1) shall not apply.
(d) Paving of loading areas. All loading areas, including entrances thereto and exits therefrom, shall be designed and improved using accepted engineering practices for usability and longevity with asphalt, concrete, unit pavers or similar materials approved by the administrator of the erosion and sediment control ordinance found in Chapter 14, Article III.
(Code 1993, § 32-451.7; Code 2004, § 114-451.7; Code 2015, § 30-451.7; Code 2020, § 30-451.7; Ord. No. 2022-245, § 1, 9-26-2022)
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_ARTIVDIRE_DIV27.1RPREPADI_S30-451.7REARDEPACIVEFetched: 11/8/2026