Sec. 40.2-301

When lighted, off-street parking and loading areas shall be lighted so as to prevent glare or illumination exceeding maximum allowable levels on adjacent land (See Table 40.2-306 Maximum Illumination Levels).

Development required to provide off-street parking spaces shall ensure that a portion of the total number of required off-street parking spaces shall be specifically dimensioned, designated, located, and reserved for use by persons with physical disabilities, in accordance with the standards in the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

No additional vehicle or bicycle parking spaces are required if the change in use would result in an increase of spaces of less than 25 percent.

Up to 25 percent of all spaces may be reduced to compact spaces.

All off-street parking, loading, and circulation areas shall be completed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) for the development they serve.

All curbside pickup spaces shall be delineated by appropriate signage as well as striping and labeling of the pavement.

Multi-family that is designated as 'housing for older persons' by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Fair Housing Act is allowed a 20 percent reduction of the required parking.

Spaces reserved for electric vehicle charging count towards minimum parking space requirements. Where available for public use, they count at the rate of two per each space reserved.

When computation of the number of required parking spaces results in a fraction, the result shall be rounded upward to the next highest whole number.

All off-street parking, loading, and circulation areas shall be maintained in a safe condition and good repair at all times so as not to constitute a hazard to public safety or a visual or aesthetic nuisance to surrounding land.

Spaces reserved for low-emission vehicles count towards minimum parking space requirements.

All off-street parking spaces must have a minimum overhead clearance of seven feet.

All off-street parking areas shall be separated at least seven feet from buildings in order to allow room for sidewalks, landscaping, and other plantings between the building and the parking area.

Parking for motorcycles, mopeds and motor-driven cycles may substitute for up to two spaces, or five percent of required vehicle parking, whichever is greater.

The minimum required vehicle parking is one space per 500 square feet. The minimum required bicycle parking is one per 2,500 square feet.

Development containing more than one use must provide off-street parking in an amount equal to the total requirements of all individual uses.

Except for parking areas serving single-family detached, townhouse, and two-family dwellings, all off-street parking and loading areas shall be arranged so that no vehicle is required to back from such areas directly onto a street.

No off-site parking space shall be located more than 800 feet from the principal entrance of the use served (measured along the shortest legal pedestrian route) unless a remote parking shuttle bus service is provided.

The use of on-street parking to meet up to 50 percent of the minimum off-street parking requirements shall comply with the following standards.

Shared parking spaces shall be located within 800 linear feet of the building served.

The BZA may grant a Special Exception for a modification to the number, form, or nature of the parking requirements contained in Sec. 40.2-301.

Each required off-street parking space and off-street parking facility must be identified by surface markings and must be maintained in a manner so as to be readily visible and accessible at all times.

All off-street parking and loading areas shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, brick, stone pavers, aligned concrete strips, or an equivalent material.

Tandem parking is allowed for residential projects, including the residential component of mixed-use projects, when both tandem spaces are assigned to the same dwelling unit. Up to 75 percent of the total off-street parking spaces provided for residential projects may incorporate tandem parking.

Except for restaurants and hotels, no more than 35 percent of the total number of required parking spaces shall be designated for valet parking; for restaurants and hotels, no more than 50 percent.

When a parking space abuts a public right-of-way, sidewalk, walkway, landscape area, or adjacent property, off-street parking and loading areas shall provide curbs, motor vehicle stops, or similar devices at a minimum distance of two feet as to prevent vehicles from overhanging.

Except for off-street parking areas serving single-family detached and two-family dwellings, off-street parking and loading areas shall comply with the standards of Sec. 40.2-304(D) Vehicular Use Area Landscaping.

When the side of a parking space abuts a wall, column, or other structure that is taller than six inches, the width of the parking spaces shall be increased by two feet on the obstructed side.