Parking and circulation of vehicles.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-438.6
in effectSec. 30-438.6. - Parking and 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 and such areas shall not 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 to the principal street frontage, as the term "principal street frontage" is defined in Section 30-1220.
(b) Driveways from street. No driveway intersection on a street that constitutes the principal street frontage of a lot shall be permitted when other street frontage or alley access is available to serve the lot. For purposes of this subsection, principal street frontage means "principal street frontage" 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 2020, § 30-438.6; Ord. No. 2020-209, § 2, 10-12-2020)
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_DIV21GEBUDI_S30-438.6PACIVEFetched: 11/8/2026