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Extracted standards
24 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Parking
- RM zone parking permit expiration days30 days
any such use permit shall expire and become null and void if any such use ceases to be used as an off-street parking facility for a period of 30 consecutive days.
- RM zone parking city council finding - commercial
The city council shall find that such a facility cannot be reasonably provided for on nearby land zoned commercial or industrial.
- RM zone parking city council finding - congestion
The city council shall find that such use would lessen congestion and facilitate the safe and expeditious movement of traffic along the streets of the city.
- RM zone parking consistency requirement
In the case of any permit issued after June 30, 1958, such use shall be found to be consistent as to general location and size with an approved parking plan for the business district in which it is located.
- RM zone parking entrance/exit designation
The location of all entrances and exits shall be designated by the director of transportation and environmental services.
- RM zone parking fence max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Any such use located within or facing residential zones shall be properly enclosed with an ornamental fence, masonry wall or a compact evergreen hedge having a height of not more than six feet.
- RM zone parking historic districtHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. approval
All structures on such uses located within the Old and Historic Alexandria District or the Parker-Gray District shall be subject to the approval of the board of architectural review.
- RM zone parking landscaping requirement
Where established setbacks have created front and side yards, such required front and side yards of the parking facility shall be landscaped with evergreen ground cover and properly maintained.
- RM zone parking lighting requirement
Any lighting used to illuminate any parking lot or area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjoining or nearby premises and shall be focused in a manner so as not to offer a hazard to the traveling public.
- RM zone parking area per vehicle300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
If unattended, such use shall contain at least 300 square feet of parking space per vehicle, including driveways and aisles
- RM zone parking minimumMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. vehicles30 vehicles
Such use shall be of sufficient size to accommodate at least 30 passenger vehicles.
- RM parking must be in central business districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Such use shall be entirely located within the central business district, as defined in section 8-300.
- RM zone no multi-storied structure
No multi-storied structure shall be erected in conjunction with any such use in a residential zone.
- RM zone no other activity
No activity other than the parking of motor vehicles shall be allowed on any such use.
- RM zone parking open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. requirement
Where the interior of any block containing residence zones is used for such use, it shall not diminish the required land area of the required open and usable space for the residence zone.
- RM zone parking operating hours
Such uses shall not be operated before 7:00 a.m., nor after 10:00 p.m.
- RM zone parking paving requirement
Such use shall be paved with bituminous or Portland cement binder so as to provide a permanent, durable and dustless surface and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water within the area.
- RM zone prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. vehicles
No such use shall be used for the parking of commercial vehicles, trucks, taxicabs or buses.
- RM zone parking sign restrictions
No signs shall be located on any such use, except behind the established building setback line and at entrances and exits. Any such signs may state no more than the use of the premises, the name of the operator, the hours of operation, the price and the means of egress and ingress, but shall state the price and the name of the operator or owner of the lot.
- RM zone parking structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
All structures used in the operation of any such use, except walls, fences, barricades, light poles and signs shall be set back at least ten feet from the established building setback line.
- RM zone parking special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. required
A special use permit shall be obtained pursuant to section 11-500
- RM zone parking traffic board review
Any such use shall be considered by the traffic and parking board prior to the time it is presented to the planning commission and city council for a hearing on the special use permit hereinafter required.
- RM zone parking trash requirement
No such use shall allow, permit or have an open accumulation of garbage, trash or miscellaneous refuse on the premises, and suitable receptacles for the depositing of trash and miscellaneous refuse shall be kept on the premises at easily accessible places.
- RM zone parking vision clearance
The vision clearance required by section 7-800 of this ordinance shall be maintained at all times.
From the ordinance
Motor vehicle parking or storage for use by the general public shall be permitted in the RM residential zone; provided, that the requirements and standards set forth in this section 8-600 are met.