Leesburg

Unless otherwise expressly exempt under the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance, all off street parking and loading areas including aisles and entrances, shall be paved with durable dust-free hard surface, except as may be specifically authorized within the 100-year floodplain.

Curb and gutter shall be installed where deemed necessary by the Land Development Official, within off-street parking and loading areas in order to manage storm drainage, channelize traffic, protect buildings and landscaping areas, and separate pedestrian and vehicular circulation areas.

Curb and gutter shall be installed where deemed necessary by the Land Development Official, within off-street parking and loading areas in order to manage storm drainage, channelize traffic, protect buildings and landscaping areas, and separate pedestrian and vehicular circulation areas.

Sidewalks shall have a minimum unobstructed width of five (5) feet. In the case of a block containing a partial sidewalk, the width of the existing sidewalk may be continued for the remainder of the block length so long as ADA requirements are met.

Sidewalks shall have a minimum unobstructed width of five (5) feet.

All parking and loading spaces shall be marked by durable painted lines or curbs extending the length of the space. Signs or pavement marking shall be utilized, as necessary, to ensure safe traffic operation and to identify designated handicapped parking spaces and off-street loading spaces.

All parking and loading spaces shall be marked by durable painted lines or curbs extending the length of the space.

Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking and loading areas shall be arranged, installed and maintained in order to deflect, shade and focus lights away from adjacent public or private properties. Modifications to installed lighting may be required by the Zoning Administrator upon determination that the lighting constitutes a hazard or a nuisance.

Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking and loading areas shall be arranged, installed and maintained in order to deflect, shade and focus lights away from adjacent public or private properties.

All parking and loading areas shall comply with the setback, screening and landscaping requirements of Article 12.

All parking and loading areas shall comply with the setback, screening and landscaping requirements of Article 12.

Parking and loading areas shall be designed so that emergency, public service and refuse collection vehicles can serve the development without the necessity of backing unreasonable distances or making other dangerous or hazardous turning movements.

Parking and loading areas shall be designed so that emergency, public service and refuse collection vehicles can serve the development without the necessity of backing unreasonable distances or making other dangerous or hazardous turning movements.

No front yard paved surface used for parking shall exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of the size of the front yard of the lot. This provision shall not apply to (1) any lot improved with a single-family attached dwelling; or (2) any lot with an existing lot width of forty-five (45) feet or less; or (3) any lot in the H-1 Overlay, Old and Historic District.

No front yard paved surface used for parking shall exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of the size of the front yard of the lot.

Each required employee parking space shall be readily identified by durable pavement markings as depicted on any required site plan or zoning permit.

Standard parking spaces shall be a minimum of 9.0 feet in width and 18 feet in length, except for parallel parking spaces which shall be a minimum of 22 feet in length.

Standard loading spaces shall be a minimum 15 feet in width and 30 feet in length and provide a minimum vertical clearance of 15 feet; provided, however, that when loading spaces are located alongside each other, additional loading spaces need only be a minimum of 12 feet in width.

Off-street parking areas which are provided in excess of the requirements established in this article and which will only be used on a periodic basis, in order to accommodate temporary special events on the property, may be located on an unpaved surface if approved in writing by the Land Development Official.

Off-street parking areas which are provided in excess of the requirements established in this article and which will only be used on a periodic basis, in order to accommodate temporary special events on the property, may be located on an unpaved surface if approved in writing by the Land Development Official.