Roanoke

Screening and landscaping of off-street parking areas shall be provided pursuant to the requirements of Section 36.2-648.

All parking areas and loading areas shall be graded for drainage and have an improved surface, except where an alternative surface is permitted in Table 654-1. Improved surface shall mean concrete, asphalt, bituminous pavement, brick or stone pavers, or a permeable pavement system.

Parking areas and loading areas shall be bordered by a curb of concrete, asphalt, or other material acceptable to the Zoning Administrator, as indicated in Table 654-1. Curbing shall not be required if the applicant incorporates low-impact stormwater design practices...

When a curb is not provided pursuant to item (3) above, wheel or bumper guards shall be provided, located, and arranged so that no part of any parked motor vehicle will extend beyond the boundaries of the parking area and so that they preclude motor vehicles from driving onto landscaped areas.

In any PUD District, the parking and loading area standards will be established on the development plan.

In the CG and CLS Districts, designated, clearly identified pedestrian access shall be provided between off-street parking areas and public entrances of a building or use which is required to provide fifty (50) or more parking spaces...

In the CG and CLS Districts, designated, clearly identified pedestrian access shall be provided between off-street parking areas and public entrances of a building or use which is required to provide fifty (50) or more parking spaces...

In the CG and CLS Districts, designated, clearly identified pedestrian access shall be provided between off-street parking areas and public entrances of a building or use which is required to provide fifty (50) or more parking spaces...

In any district that has a maximum width of thirty (30) feet for a two-way driveway, the maximum width of a driveway with a center median shall be forty-five (45) feet, provided the center median is a minimum width of five (5) feet and is covered with grass or other vegetative ground cover.

For lots containing a one (1) dwelling building with a garage, an increase in the maximum driveway width shall be permitted to allow the required flaring for motor vehicles to enter the driveway. In no case shall the width of the flare be greater than the width of the garage entrance plus two (2) feet

Parking areas for the provision of the minimum number of required parking spaces shall be subject to the requirements for size of parking spaces, aisle dimensions, and wheel curb offsets as set forth in Table 654-2. Parking structures shall be exempt from the dimensional standards set forth in Table 654-2.

The provisions of this division, including the requirements for a zoning permit, shall not apply to the following signs, provided that no such sign shall be placed within the public right-of-way or within any sight distance triangle.

The provisions of this division, including the requirements for a zoning permit, shall not apply to the following signs, provided that no such sign shall be placed within the public right-of-way or within any sight distance triangle.

Temporary signs not exceeding twelve (12) square feet in cumulative sign area in a residential district.

Temporary real estate signs which advertise for sale, rent, or lease the land or building upon which such signs are located. Such signs shall be limited to one (1) sign per frontage and shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet in any RA, R-12, R-7, R-5, R-3, RM-1, or RM-2 district and shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in any RMF, multiple purpose district, industrial district, or planned unit development district.

Temporary off-site directional real estate signs, provided such signs do not exceed twelve (12) square feet in sign area and written permission is obtained from the property owner on which the off-premises directional real estate sign is located.

Construction signs erected on property where construction is underway or is proposed. Such signs shall be limited to one (1) sign per frontage and shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet in any RA, R-12, R-7, R-5, R-3, RM-1, or RM-2 district and shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in any RMF, multiple purpose district, industrial district, or planned unit development district.

A single sandwich board or "A" frame sign per storefront in multiple purpose districts.

Directional signs not exceeding four (4) square feet in sign area, and four (4) feet in height for freestanding directional signs.

Signs displaying only the word "open" or "closed," or the hours of operation, illuminated or otherwise, provided such signs do not exceed one per lot and do not exceed four (4) square feet in sign area.