DRRC 04-23-09 Meeting AgendaMEMORANDUM
COUNTY of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
To: Development Review and Regulations Committee
From: Candice E. Perkins, AICP, Senior Planner; Y"
Subject: April Meeting and Agenda
Date: April 15, 2009
540/665-5651
FAX: 540/ 665-6395
The Frederick County Development Review and Regulations Committee (DRRC) will be meeting on
Tuesday, April 23, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the first floor conference room (purple room) of the
County Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. The DRRC will
discuss the following agenda items:
AGENDA
1) Revised Secondary Use Standards. Discussion on revisions to the Frederick County
Zoning Ordinance pertaining to accessory uses in the OM, M1 and M2 Districts.
2) Parking Lot Standards. Continued discussion on revisions to § 165-27 of the Frederick
County Zoning Ordinance (Off-street parking; parking lots) pertaining to commercial vehicle
parking, surface materials and curb and gutter.
3) Sidewalks, Pedestrian Walkways, Streetlights. Discussion on revisions to the Frederick
County Subdivision Ordinance pertaining to sidewalks, pedestrian walkways and streetlights.
(§ 144-18, 19, 33).
Please contact this office if you will not be able to attend the meeting. Thank you.
Access to this building is limited during the evening hours. Therefore, it will be necessary to enter
the building through the rear door ofthefour-story wing. I would encourage committee members
and interested citizens to park in the County parking lot located behind the new addition or in the
joint Judicial Center parking lot and follow the sidewalk to the back door of the four-story wing.
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Attachments
107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 • Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
Item #1: Revised Secondary Use Standards.
In May of 2008 the Development Review and Regulations Committee (DRRC) reviewed proposed
changes to the accessory or secondary use standards contained in the Zoning Ordinance. Those
revisions were subsequently adopted in December of 2008. On April 8, 2009 the Board of
Supervisors directed staff to take the revised accessory use standards back to the DRRC for further
review. Specifically, the Board wanted to see accessory retailing added back into the industrial
districts. Staff has prepared a revision to § 165-26 to allow for accessory retailing in the OM, M1
and M2 Districts with the same conditions placed on the B3 District. Accessory retailing would be
restricted to no more than 15 percent of the gross floor area and shall not exceed 2,000 square feet.
If the DRRC is supportive of this ordinance amendment, staff will forward it to the Planning
Commission and Board of Supervisors for their consideration.
Attachments: 1. Revised ordinance with additions shown in bold italics and deletions are
shown with a strikethrough.
ATTACHMENT 1
§ 165-26. Secondary or Accessory uses. [Amended 8-9-1990; 6-9-1993; 12-10-20081
When permitted secondary or accessory uses that are normally or typically found in association
with the allowed primary use shall be allowed on the same parcel or lot as the primary use.
Secondary uses shall meet the requirements of this section as well as any particular standard
imposed on such use.
A. Agricultural accessory uses. The selling or processing of agricultural products
produced on the premises shall be considered to be accessory to an agricultural use.
On bona fide, operating farms, temporary or permanent housing for workers actively
working on the farm shall be an allowed accessory use.
B. Accessory dwellings. One accessory dwelling shall be allowed with any single-
family dwelling as long as the following conditions are met:
(1) The floor area of the accessory dwelling shall be no more than 25% of the
gross floor area of the primary residential structure on the lot.
(2) In the RP Residential Performance, MH1 Mobile Home Community and R4
Residential Planned Community Districts, accessory dwellings shall only be
allowed if they are attached to the primary residential structure.
(3) In no case shall a mobile home be allowed as an accessory dwelling in the RP
Residential Performance District. R4 Residential Planned Community
District and R5 Residential Recreational Community District.
C. Dwellings in a business. One accessory dwelling shall be allowed with any business
or industrial use only so long as it is occupied by the owner of the business or
industry, an employee or a watchman.
D. Child day-care services. Child day-care services and facilities shall be allowed in
the M1 Light Industrial District as an accessory use to any allowed use or group of
allowed uses in an industrial park.
E. In no case shall a mobile home or temporary trailer be allowed as an accessory use,
unless it is used for temporary or permanent housing on a bona fide, operating farm.
F. Secondary Uses in the B1, B2, and B3, OM, MI and M2 Districts. The square
footage or area occupied by secondary uses cumulatively shall not exceed twenty-
five (25) percent of the gross floor area of the related principal use. In the B3, OM,
MI and M2 Districts no more than fifteen (15) percent of the gross floor area of the
principal use may be used for accessory retail sales and in no case shall the
accessory retailing component exceed 2,000 square feet. The square footage
devoted to accessory retail sales shall be included in calculating the 25 percent limit
on secondary uses.
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Item #2: Parking Lot Standards
Over the past year, staff has been informed of the desire to revise the parking standards currently
contained in the Zoning Ordinance. Over the past few months the DRRC has been working on
changing portions of § 165-27 that pertain to off street parking spaces (required numbers, changes in
use, parking adjustments, parking setbacks and dimensions). Staff has also been working on other
revisions that deal with § 165-27 that pertain to surface material and curb and gutter. These revisions
also add the proposed TND District to § 165-27. This next set of revisions deal with revisions to the
following topics:
• Parkina limit for certain commercial vehicles — This portion has been revised to add to the
types of vehicles prohibited from parking in residential districts.
• Parking Lot - Surface Materials — Allows for the use of materials such as grasscrete,
reinforced grass systems, permeable paving systems, or other suitable materials for overflow
parking, low volume access ways or agricultural uses. This section also allows for the use of
gravel parking areas in the RA for uses with less than ten spaces.
• Parking Lot — Curbs and Gutters —Allows for the use of header curb in the B3, OM, M1, M2
and MS Districts when not required for stormwater management purposes.
• Low Impact Development. New section to encourage the use of Low impact development
techniques.
• Definitions. New definition proposed for commercial vehicles.
If the DRRC is supportive of these amendments, staff will forward them to the Planning Commission
and Board of Supervisors along with the previously reviewed parking revisions for their
consideration.
Attachments: 1. Revised ordinance with additions shown in bold italics and deletions
are shown with a strikethrough.
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Items previously endorsed by the DRRC
New changes being proposed
ARTICLE IV
Supplementary Use Regulations
§ 165-27. Off-street parking; parking lots.
Off-street parking shall be provided on every lot or parcel on which any use is established
according to the requirements of this section. This section is intended to ensure that parking is
provided on the lots to be developed and to ensure that excess parking in public street rights-of-
way does not interfere with traffic.
A. Required parking spaces.
(1) For certain residential uses, parking requirements are contained in the zoning
district regulations. In all other cases, parking spaces shall be provided with each
allowed use, on the lot containing the use, according to the following sehedule
table:
REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES
USE
REQUIRED PARKING
Single-family dwellings and mobile homes
2
Churches
1 for each 3 seats
Schools, Elementar,� or Intermediate
' fef ea eh ^ No fewer than one (I) space per
faculty and staff member and other full-time
employee, plusfour (4) spaces./or visitors
Schools, High School
No fewer than one (1) space per faculty and staff
member and other full-time employee, plus four
(4) spaces for visitors plus .2/student over driving
age and I for each 4 seats for stadiums or
auditoriums
Colleges and Universities
No fewer than one (1) space per faculty and staff
member and other full-time employee, plus a
sufficient number of spaces to accommodate the
anticipated number of students and visitors who
will drive to the institution at any one time.
Day care
1 per 5 children plus 1 per employee
Nursing homes, personal care, adult care residences
1 per 4 beds, plus 1 per employee on
and assisted living care facilities
primary shift
Amended 2-26-19971
Hospitals
1.8 per bed
1 per 400 square feet of floor area;
Libraries, museums or galleries
10 minimum
Fraternal lodges, civic clubs
1 per 250 square feet of floor area,
assembly area or recreation area
Rooming houses, boardinghouses, and tourist
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homes
2 per single family dwelling plus one per guest
room
Motels, hotels and lodges, and bed and breakfasts
I per room, plus appropriate spaces for restaurants
and meeting rooms
Assembly halls and meeting rooms
1 per 3 seats
Funeral homes _
1 per 4 seats; 30 minimum
Commercial cemeteries
25 minimum
Movie theaters
1 per 4 seats
Indoor recreation
1 per 4-5.0 200 square feet of floor area
Golf courses and driving ranges
3 per hole
Miniature golf and driving ranges
2 per tee or thefirst 36 tees, then 1 per tee
Campgrounds
1 per campsite
Restaurants
1 per 100 square feet of floor area
Fast-food or drive-in restaurants
1.4 per 100 square feet of floor area
Retail and personal services
I per 200 square feet of floor area
Medical, dental, veterinarian offices and clinics
1 per 250 square feet
General offices, '
1 per 250 square feet of floor area
Banks and banks with drive-in windows
Iper 400 s uare eet offloor area
Shopping Centers
6/1, 000 sq. ft. of floor areas for centers
(small strip -style centers)
with up to 30,000 sq. ft.
5/1, 000sq. ft. of floor area for centers
between 30,000 and 60,000 sq. ft.
Shopping Centers (Non Enclosed)
4/1,000 sq. ft. of floor area for centers
Large Integrated Shopping Centers
over 60,000 s . ft,
Shopping Centers (Mall -type centers)
3.511, 000 sq. ft. of floor area for centers with up to
400, 000 sq. ft.
3.8/1/000 sq. ft. o_ f floor area for centers over
400,000 s . t.
Furniture and carpet stores; retail nurseries; farm
1 per 400 square feet of enclosed floor area
equipment and feed sales; boat, mobile home and
plus 1 per 3,000 square feet of outside display area,
motor sales; boat, mobile home and motor vehicle
plus 2 spaces per service bay
sales
Automobile service and service stations
3 2 per service bay plus required spaces for retail
or office areas
Self service storage
5,000
3 spaces at the ofrice plus I space per employee
Wholesaling, warehouses, truck terminals,
4per- empleyee4. S spaces per employee plus any
construction storage, manufacturing, mining and
required spaces for office or similar use, plus one
other industrial uses
s ace or any company vehicles orequipment
(2) Interpretation. When a use is not specifically listed above, the Zoning
Administrator shall determine which of the above categories to use to determine
the spaces required, based on similarities between the characteristics of the uses.
When a use is not specifically listed above, the Zoning Administrator may also
use information provided by the applicant or other sources of information to
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determine the number of spaces required. The Zoning AdministfatOF May al.10W
demand studies pr-ovided by the applicant. Such studies should be based on an
. u:-w*e ---mal mssis of the parlicing-d ids of actual s=f��r- uses.
(3) Change in use or expansion. Parking requirements for changes in use and/or
an expansion or enlargement of an existing structure andlor use shall be in
accordance with the following:
(a) When there is a change in use (excluding shopping centers) to a use
which has the same or lesser parking requirement than the previous use,
no additional parking shall be required. When there is a change to a
use which has a greater parking requirement than the previous use, the
minimum off-street parking requirements in accordance with the
provisions of this Article shall be provided for the new use.
(b) When an existing structure andlor use is expanded or enlarged, the
additional minimum off-street parking requirements in accordance with
the provisions of this Article shall be provided for the area of such
expansion or enlargement.
(4) Procedure for Adjustments to Parking Requirements.
A. Generally, the Planning Commission may approve a reduction in required
parking spaces. Applications for such a reduction shall be submitted to the
Planning Department in conjunction with a site plan and include the
following:
(I) A parking demand analysis which substantiates the basis for a reduced
number of parking spaces.
(2) A plan showing how the parking spaces will be provided on the site.
(3) An executed covenant guaranteeing that the owner will provide the
additional spaces otherwise required, if the Planning Commission, upon
recommendation of the Zoning Administrator, after thorough
investigation by the Zoning Administrator of the actual utilization of
parking spaces at the building or complex, decides that the approved
reduction be modified or revoked. Said covenant shall.
i. Be executed by the owner of said lot or parcel of land and the
parties having beneficial use thereof;
ii. Be enforceable by the owner, the parties having beneficial use,
and their heirs, successors and assigns or both;
iii. Be enforceable against the owner, the parties having beneficial
use, and their heirs, successors and assigns or both; and
iv. Be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
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The Zoning Administrator will review the above completed application
and make a recommendation to the Planning Commission. The
Planning Commission may impose such additional conditions as are
deemed necessary to protect and assure compliance with the objectives
of this section.
B. Parking for Mixed Uses and Loading Facilities. In the case of mixed uses
(not qualifying as accessory) or two or more buildings upon a single lot or
unified parcel or upon contiguous parcels, the total requirements for
parking and loading facilities shall be the sum of the requirements of the
various uses computed separately. However, cumulative parking
requirements for mixed-use occupancies may be reduced where the Zoning
Administrator determines that the peak requirement of the several
occupancies occurs at different times (either daily or seasonally), and the
parking demand can be provided on the premises.
C. Captive Market Parking requirements for retail and restaurant uses may
be reduced where it can be determined that some portion of the patronage of
these businesses comes from other uses (i.e., employees of area offices
patronizing restaurants) located within the same building or a maximum
walking distance of 400 feet.
(5)(3) In cases where mixed uses share the same parking area, the parking spaces
required shall equal the sum of the spaces required for the various uses. In
some cases, different uses will be contained in a single structure or site plan,
and in those cases, the spaces required shall equal the sum of the spaces for
each use.
(6)(4) When the abover-e"irerepAsresult in a fequifement for- a fr-aetional spaee,
the r a r
,,.king sp., equrod shallbe the ne)a highest u, --b When the
calculation of parking spaces results in a fraction of five -tenths (0.5) or greater,
the next greatest whole number shall be used.
(7) In circumstances when no customer or public entrance or access is located at
the side or rear of a structure, no more than five percent (5%) of the required
spaces shall be located in the rear of buildings or uses.
(8)(5) When the required spaces are based on a number of employees, students, seats or
other factor that can vary over time, the spaces required shall be based on the
maximum possible number of employees normally present at any one time.
(9)(0 Parking spaces based on floor area shall be determined based on the gross total
floor area devoted to each separate use on the site.
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B. Shared parking. Required parking spaces may be located on a lot other than the lot
containing the use under the following circumstances:
(1) Parking for a use on a lot may be located on an abutting lot if the zoning of
the abutting lot is the same as the lot containing the use.
(2) When shared parking is provided on abutting lots, the total spaces provided
shall equal the sum of the number required for each use sharing the parking.
(3) When shared parking is provided on abutting lots, means of pedestrian access
shall be provided between each use sharing the parking and the parking area.
(4) When shared parking is provided on abutting lots, a lease, easement or other form
of agreement shall be executed among the property owners sharing the parking
assuring the use of the required parking spaces and assuring proper maintenance
of the parking area. Said agreement shall be submitted to the Zoning
Administrator for review and approval.
C. Parking limit far certain commercial vehicles. residential portion of a planned district
1) Within the RP Residential Performance District, the PS Residential Recreational
Community District, MHJ Mobile Home Community District, or any residential
portion of the JR4 (Residential Planned Communipy) District, the TND (Traditional
Neighborhood Development) District or the MS (Medical Support) District the
parking of the following types of vehicles shall be prohibited.
a. tractor truck or tractor truck trailer
b. semitrailer
c. garbage, refuse or recycling trucks
d. towing and recovery vehicle
e. cement trucks
f. construction equipment (such as but not limited to bulldozers, backhoes,
bobcats etc.)
g buses
h. dump truck
i. trucks with a total length of 25 feet or greater
j. any vehicle with three or more axles
k. any commercial vehicle as defined
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C. Parking limit far certain commercial vehicles. residential portion of a planned district
1) Within the RP Residential Performance District, the PS Residential Recreational
Community District, MHJ Mobile Home Community District, or any residential
portion of the JR4 (Residential Planned Communipy) District, the TND (Traditional
Neighborhood Development) District or the MS (Medical Support) District the
parking of the following types of vehicles shall be prohibited.
a. tractor truck or tractor truck trailer
b. semitrailer
c. garbage, refuse or recycling trucks
d. towing and recovery vehicle
e. cement trucks
f. construction equipment (such as but not limited to bulldozers, backhoes,
bobcats etc.)
g buses
h. dump truck
i. trucks with a total length of 25 feet or greater
j. any vehicle with three or more axles
k. any commercial vehicle as defined
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2) Construction equipment. Construction equipment and construction -related vehicles shall
not be parked or stored in any residential, or residential portion of a planned community
except during the tenure of construction, and only when being used for construction
purposes on the lot where parked or stored. Valid building and/or site development permits
and continuous pursuit of completion of the permitted construction or development shall
be required to demonstrate the existence of bona fide construction activity.
3) Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to (i) any commercial
vehicle when taking on or discharging passengers or when temporarily parked
pursuant to the performance of work or service at a particular location or (ii) any
commercial vehicles (as defined) specifically permitted as part of a home or cottage
occupation.
&D. Parking lots. Parking spaces shared by more than one dwelling or use, required for any
use in the business or industrial zoning district or required for any institutional,
commercial or industrial use in any zoning district shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Surface materials. In the RP Residential Performance District, the R4 Residential
Planned Community District, the R5 Residential Recreational Community District,
the MH1 Mobile Home Community District, the B1 Neighborhood Business District,
the B2 Business General District, the B3 Industrial Transition District, the OM
Office -Manufacturing Park District, the M1 Light Industrial District, the M2
Industrial General District and MS Medical Support District, TND (Traditional
Neighborhood Development) District, the RA (Dural Areas) District and the HE
(Higher Education) District, parking lots shall be paved with concrete, bituminous
concrete or similar materials. Such surface materials shall provide a durable, dust
and gravel -free, hard surface.
a. The Zoning Administrator may allow for the use of other hard -surface
materials for parcels located outside of the Sewer and Water Service Area if
the site plan provides for effective stormwater management and efficient
maintenance. In such cases, parking lots shall be paved with a minimum of
double prime -and -seal treatment or an equivalent surface.
b. In the RA (Rural Areas) District parking lots with ten (I 0) or fewer spaces
shall be permitted to utilize gravel surfaces.
c. Grasscrete, reinforced grass systems, permeable paving systems, or other
suitable materials may be used for overflow parking areas, low volume
access ways, and for agricultural uses in the RA (Rural Areas) District.
Parking areas utilizing these materials shall have defined travel aisles and
designated parking bays. These materials shall only be utilized with
approval of the Frederick County Zoning Administrator and the Director of
Public Works.
(2) Space demarcation. All parking spaces shall be marked by durable four (4) inch
white lines painted on the pavement pain4ea line or curbs extending the length of
the space. Any other proposed color and size will require approval by the Zoning
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Administrator. The Zoning Administfa4or may allow appr-apf-iate a4temative
marls Signs and pavement markings shall be utilized, as necessary, to ensure
safe traffic movement and pedestrian access and to designate handicapped parking
spaces.
(3) Curbs and gutters. Concrete curbing and gutters shall be installed around the
perimeter of all parking lots in the RP Residential Performance District, the R4
Residential Planned Community District, the R5 Residential Recreational
Community District, the MH1 Mobile Home Community District, the BI
Neighborhood Business District, the B2 Business General District, the TND
(Traditional Neighborhood Development) District, the MS (Medical Support)
District and the HE (Higher Education) District In the p3 Industrial Transition
District, the /OM Office -Manufacturing Park District, the M1 Light Industrial
District and the M2 Industrial General District the use of header curb shall be
permitted in areas where the use of gutters is not necessary for stormwater
management purposes. eke -All curbing shall be a minimum of six inches in height.
All parking lots shall be included within an approved stormwater management plan.
The -Zoning Administrator may allow for- the ofeener-ete b instead r
etifbing for par -eels leea4ed outside of the Sewer- and Water- Ser-viee Area if the site
a. The Zoning Administrator may allow for the use of concrete bumpers
instead of curbing for parcels located outside of the Sewer and Water
Service Area if the site plan provides for effective stormwater management
and efficient maintenance.
(4) Raised islands. Raised islands shall be installed at the ends of all parking bays
abutting an aisle or driveway in the RP Residential Performance District, the R4
Residential Planned Community District, the R5 Residential Recreational
Community District, the MH1 Mobile Home Community District, the B1
Neighborhood Business District, the B2 Business General District, the B3 Industrial
Transition District, the OM Office -Manufacturing Park District, the Ml Light
Industrial District, the M2 Industrial General District, an4-the MS Medical Support
District, the TND (Traditional Neighborhood Development) District and the HE
(Higher Education) District The raised islands shall be bordered by a six inch
concrete or rolled asphalt curb. All islands shall be at least nine feet wide and shall
extend the length of the parking space or bay. The islands shall be landscaped with
grass, shrubs, or other vegetative materials. The Zoning
^ a., in s+..,,+ ,, ""`
the r-equir-emefft for raised islands for- par -eels leea4ed etAside of the Sewer- and Watef
.,.,....,., Area ...1.,11 .,ul b a11u gtA4er- is not pfoposed-.
a. The Zoning Administrator may waive the requirement for raised islands for
parcels located outside of the Sewer and Water Service Area when curb and
gutter is not proposed.
(S) Low Impact Development Low impact development techniques are encouraged by
the County and should be incorporated into the design of individual when deemed
appropriate by the applicant after consultation with appropriate county officials.
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Low impact design options such as rain gardens may be used to satisfy the
greenspace requirements for parking areas, such as landscaped islands and
minimum landscaped area.
456)Setbacks. All parking lots and loading spaces, and travelways, except for single
family detached and mobile home residential uses shall be set back as follows:
shall be located no closer- than five feet ffem any proper line, &Eeept in eases where
Mofe than one !at shares- the parking let. in stieh eases, the parking lot shall not -be
Weser- than five feet -F«..m t + boundafy of the lots s1..,..ing +1.,...., ..king lot
i.. +1-,e A411 Tight lfidustr-ial District and N42 industr4al Genera Dist -riot, pafking lots
shall be lee4ed no closer than 25 f�et to any read Aght of -wet-.
(a) At least ten (10) feet from any street or road right-of-way.
(b) At least five (5) feet from all other property lines, except in cases where more
than one lot shares the parking lot.
(c) In the NII (Light Industrial) District and Nit (Industrial General) District,
parking lots shall be located no closer than 10 feet to any minor or local street
or road right-of-way and no closer than 25 feet to any collector or arterial street
or road right-of-way.
(67) Handicapped spaces. Handicapped parking and building or sidewalk accessibility
spaces —shall be provided in any parking lot —aecording—te +he requifeffiefils in
accordance with the current addition of the of Virginia Uniform Statewide Building
Code (VUSBC). Handicapped paf . g spu.V V.J shall have yr\+ n width of 1.1 feet
14andieapped spaeos shall be leea4ed on the per-imeter of the par -king lots adjaeent to
sidewalks, A three feet wide eur-b r-ai:fip shall be pfavided adjaeent to the
handicapped king spaees to pfevide-aeeeSs to the sides+ a4iiT-z ieixziimber ofspaees
provided shall be as follows -
4
6
2% of total
q8) Entrance requirements. In no case shall a parking lot be approved which requires
that vehicles back from parking spaces onto public roads. All parking lots shall
be provided access to a public road using an entrance which meets all
requirements of the Frederick County Code and the Virginia Department of
Transportation. The width of driveways serving the parking lot shall not be less
than 24 feet for two-way traffic and 12 feet for one-way traffic. [Amended 6-9-
19931
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{99) Parking space size and aisle requirements.
(a) Atieess to- aeh pafling spaEeaT be provided by an aisle- with the
following width. All parking spaces and aisles shall be provided in
accordance with tables 1.1 and 1.2.
TABLE 1.1
Minimum Off -Street
Parking Area Dimensions
Angle of
Width of
Depth of
Width of
Parking
Stall (feet)
Stall (feet)
Aisle
Degrees
feet
(feet)
30
9.0
20.0
*12.0/**20.0
10.0
18.0
*12.0/**22.0
45
9.0
20.0
*15.0/**22.00
9.0
10.0
18.0
*15.0/**22.00
60
9.0
20.0
* 18.0/* *20.0
10.0
18.0
*18.0/**22.0
90
9.0
20.0
*22.0/**22.0
10.0
18.0
*22.0/**24.0
*One-way
"Two-way
Two-way
TABLE 1.2
Parallel Parking and Aisle Dimensions
Direction of
Width of Stall
Depth of Stall
Width of
Traffic
(Feet)
(Feet)
Aisle
feet
One-way aisle
9.0
22.0
12.0
(One -side
parking)
One-way aisle
9.0
22.0
15.0
(Two side
parking)
Two-way aisle
9.0
22.0
22.0
(Two -side
parking)
(b) For other angles, the aisle width shall be the same as for the nearest angle
in the above table.
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(910) Obstructions and structures. Parking lots shall be designed to permit each vehicle
to proceed to and from all unoccupied parking spaces without requiring the
moving of any other parked motor vehicle. Utility poles, light standards, trash
containers and similar structures shall not be permitted within any aisle or parking
space. Any structure located in a parking lot shall be surrounded on all sides
abutting spaces or aisles by a six-inch concrete curb. The structure shall be
separated from the curb by a distance of three feet.
(4-011) Drive-in lanes. Drive-in lanes shall be required for all drive-in or pickup
facilities. Drive-in lanes shall be designed to provide for a minimum width of
nine feet and a minimum stacking distance of 90 feet. Canopy supports and
raised concrete pads designed to support pneumatic tubes, automatic teller
machines and other structures shall not be located within the area required for
minimum drive-in lane widths. All drive-in lanes shall be clearly separated from
parking spaces, travel aisles, maneuvering areas and driveways. The Zoning
Administrator may reduce the minimum stacking distance of drive-in lanes for
retail uses with less than 150 square feet of floor area if it can be demonstrated
that the vehicular frequency for the use does not warrant multiple vehicle
stacking. [Amended 5-8-20021
(4-4-12) Landscaping. Parking lots in the RP Residential Performance District, the R4
Residential Planned Community District, the R5 Residential Recreational
Community District, the MH1 Mobile Home Community District, the Bl
Neighborhood Business District, the B2 Business General District, the B3
Industrial Transition District, the OM Office -Manufacturing Park District, the Ml
Light Industrial District, the M2 Industrial General District, the MS Medical
Support District, the TND (Traditional Neighborhood Development) District
and the HE (Higher Education) District shall be landscaped to reduce the visual
impact of glare and headlights on adjoining properties and rights-of-way. Parking
lots shall be adequately shaded to reduce reflected heat. In the RA (Dural Areas)
District, parking lot landscaping shall not be required for parking lots with ten
(10) or fewer spaces. Landscaping shall also be provided to reduce the visual
expansiveness of parking lots. Landscaping shall be provided in such parking lots
as follows:
(a) Perimeter landscaping. The perimeter of all impervious areas shall be
landscaped with shade trees and other landscaping. One tree shall be
provided for every 2,000 square feet of impervious area for the first
100,000 square feet of the entire site. One tree shall be provided for every
5,000 square feet of impefvio s are, in excess of the first ovef100,000
square feet of the entire site. Self-service storage facilities shall provide
one tree per 10,000 square feet of impervious area of the entire site, in
addition to the trees required in § 165-44, Self -storage facilities. The
majefity of these trees sha4l be located afetmd par -king lots.The perimeter
landscaping trees shall be -reasonably dispersed throughout the parking
lot A three -foot -high evergreen hedge, fence, berm or wall shall be
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provided to prevent headlights from shining on public rights -of -ways and
adjoining properties. All perimeter landscaping shall comply with the
requirements of §165-36C, Plant selection, planting procedure and
maintenance.
(b) Interior landscaping. A minimum of 5% of the interior portions of parking
lots shall be landscaped for the purpose of providing shade trees. Such
interior landscaping shall be provided on raised islands and in continuous
raised strips extending the length of a parking bay. Within the parking lot,
raised islands and landscaped areas should be uses to delineate traffic and
pedestrian circulation patterns. No less than one shade tree shall be
provided in the interior of the parking lot for each 10 parking spaces. The
Zoning Administrator may waive the requirement for interior landscaping
for parcels located outside of the Sewer and Water Service Area when
curb and gutter is not proposed. The Zoning Administrator may approve
alternative locations for interior landscaping for parking lots used for truck
parking, as well as other parking lots, when it would improve the overall
quality of the landscape plan. All interior landscaping shall comply with
the requirements of § 165-36C, Plant selection, planting procedure and
maintenance.
0-213) Pedestrian access. Sidewalks shall be provided as necessary within parking lots
to protect pedestrians and promote the safe and efficient movement of pedestrians
and vehicles. In large parking lots, pedestrian walkways and crosswalks shall be
provided, marked by durable painted stripes and appropriate signs.
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Definitions
§165-156. Definitions and word usage. [Amended 11-13-1991]
Commercial vehicle — Any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight registered with the Virginia
Department of Motor Vehicles or any other state or government agency as ten thousand, one
hundred (10;100) pounds or more and used for commercial purposes, or any vehicle,
regardless of weight, is licensed as a "for hire" vehicle, or any limousine used as a common or
contract carrier. For the purposes of this chapter, commercial vehicles shall not be deemed to
include any of the following: police vehicle, emergency vehicle, commuter van, motor home,
camping trailer, boat trailer or similar recreational equipment used as personal property and
notfor hire, school van or bus.
Item #3: Sidewalks, Pedestrian Walkways, Streetlights
In August of 2007, the DRRC discussed proposed revisions to the Subdivision Ordinance that
pertained to Sidewalks, pedestrian walkways and streetlights. Those revisions were discussed by the
Planning Commission but not by the Board of Supervisors. Staff has revised the draft revisions to
include the proposed TND District; all other proposed revisions mirror what was reviewed by the
DRRC in 2007. The proposed revisions are to the following sections of the Subdivision Ordinance:
• §144-18. Sidewalks and pedestrian walkways. This section of the ordinance has been
revised to require sidewalks along existing streets as well as proposed streets and along any
collector or arterial district in any Zoning District. Other revisions include sidewalks along
collector and arterial to be at least five feet in width as well as the requirements for bicycle
and pedestrian facilities when called for by the Comprehensive Plan.
• § 144.19. Streetlights. Revision to remove the lot size requirement of 15,000sf and
implement the requirement based on Zoning District.
• §144-33. Commercial and industrial design standard exemptions. Revision to remove
the sidewalks and pedestrian walkways exemption for commercial and industrial properties. This
revision would allow for 144-18 to be implemented (sidewalksibicycle paths on collector and
arterial streets). This would not require sidewalks on roads classified as local roads/streets.
If the DRRC is supportive of these amendments, staff will forward them to the Planning Commission
and Board of Supervisors along with the previously reviewed parking revisions for their
consideration.
Attachments: 1. Existing Ordinances with proposed deletions shown in blackline and
additions shown in bold italics.
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ATTACHMENT 1
§144-18. Sidewalks and pedestrian walkways.
A. Sidewalks shall be installed in the right of way and adjacent to the boundary of the right of
way of all proposed and existing streets and shall contain adequate handicapped ramps at all
intersections at intervals acceptable to the Virginia Department of Transportation. There
shall be a grass strip between the street edge of the sidewalk and the curb face where
sidewalks are required. Sidewalks are required as follows:
Along both sides of all local streets in any subdivision in the RP (Residential
Performance), R4 (Residential .Planned Community), R5 (Residential
Recreational Community) and the TND (Traditional Neighborhood
Development) Districts. in any subdi . �1V1 nere
�� o lots of 1
than 15,0004 in
2. Along both sides of all collector and arterial streets in any Zoning District.
B. The Planning Commission may waive the sidewalk requirement along local streets when the
pedestrian walkways are provided that allow pedestrian access to each lot or use. Such
walkways must provide appropriate connections to pedestrian systems on adjoining
properties.
C. All sidewalks and walkways along local streets shall be a minimum of four feet wide,
sidewalks along collector and arterial streets shall be a minimum of five feet wide.
Sidewalks shall conform to VDOT standards. Alternative walkways shall be approved by the
Planning Commission and shall be constructed in a manner that is acceptable to the
Subdivision Administrator.
D. Bicycle and pedestrian facilities shall be constructed along all roadways designated by the
.Frederick County Comprehensive Policy Plan. All bicycle and pedestrian facilities shall be
a minimum of ten feet in width and shall conform to VDOT standards.
§ 144.19. Streetlights.
Streetlights of adequate type and intensity shall be required to promote public health and safety in
any subdivision in the RP (Residential Performance), R4 (Residential Planned Community), R5
(Residential Recreational Community) Districts and residential areas in the TND (Traditional
Neighborhood Development) and the MS (Medical Support) Districts. ee ntai ning lots of les h
15,000 squar-e feet in si Streetlights shall be provided at all intersections when required. The
design proposal for streetlighting shall be approved by the Subdivision Administrator. The Planning
Commission may waive the requirement for streetlights.
§144-33. Commercial and industrial design standard exemptions.
All commercial and industrial subdivisions shall be exempt from the following sections of article V
of this chapter:
A. Section 144-17L, Curbs and gutters.
walkways.B. Seetion 14 4 18, Sidewalks and pedestrian
C. Section 144-19, Streetlights.