§ 11-12. Parking and loading space requirements.

Off-street parking spaces, loading spaces, and bicycle parking spaces shall be provided as follows. Where a development project consists of multiple uses, spaces shall be calculated and provided for each use listed below, provided that shopping centers consisting of a combination of department stores, discount stores, drug stores, retail stores, supermarkets, and similar uses shall provide one (1) parking space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area. Floor area shall mean gross floor area, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls, or the center line of walls separating two (2) attached buildings. Where fractional spaces result, they shall be rounded up to the next highest whole number.

For uses in the Gloucester Courthouse village area, within a polygonal boundary defined on the north and south by lines running parallel to Main Street, each at a distance of nine hundred (900) feet from the center line of Main Street, on the east by a line running perpendicular to Main Street, crossing Main Street at its intersection with Smith Avenue (roughly two hundred thirty (230) feet east of Clements Ave.), and on the west by a line running perpendicular to Main Street, crossing Main Street at the western edge of the Court Circle:

Where any use, by virtue of physical limitations relating to the built-out nature of development in this area, cannot reasonably comply with the parking requirements listed herein, the administrator may modify or waive such requirements to the extent necessary.

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND RELATED USES

Use	Off-Street Parking Spaces	Off-Street Loading Spaces	Bicycle Parking Spaces
Agriculture	None	None	None
Forestry	None	None	None
Wayside stand	1 per 100 square feet of sales/display area, but in no case less than 3	None	None
Portable sawmill	None	None	None
Intensive livestock production	None	None	None
Livestock feedlot	None	None	None
Farm winery	1 per 300 square feet of office, retail, or other public space, plus 1 per 700 square feet of production area.	1
Limited farm brewery	1 per 300 square feet of office, retail, or other public space, plus 1 per 700 square feet of production area.	1
Limited farm distillery	1 per 300 square feet of office, retail, or other public space, plus 1 per 700 square feet of production area.	1

 

COMMUNITY FACILITIES/RECREATIONAL TYPE USES

Use	Off-Street Parking Spaces	Off-Street Loading Spaces	Bicycle Parking Spaces
Adult day care center	1 per employee on the maximum shift, plus 1 per 20 enrolled individuals, plus 1 per vehicle associated with the facility	None	1 per 30,000 square feet of floor area
Cemetery	As necessary to accommodate the maximum anticipated demand	None	None
Child care centers	1 per employee on the maximum shift, plus 1 per 20 enrolled individuals, plus 1 per vehicle associated with the facility	None	1 per 30,000 square feet of floor area
Churches and other places of worship	1 per 4 fixed seats in main assembly area, plus 1 per each 60 square feet of assembly area without fixed seats	None	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
College or vocational school	1 per 2 students at the maximum projected enrollment capacity, plus 1 per classroom or teaching station	1	1 per 30 students at capacity
Community Recreation Facility	As required herein for uses specifically listed, plus additional spaces as needed to accommodate anticipated demand	None	1 per 10 patrons, based on maximum anticipated demand
Country club	1 per 5 members, or 1 per 400 square feet of assembly area	None	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Elementary and middle schools	2.5 per classroom	1	1 per 50 students at capacity
General hospitals	1 per 2 patient beds, plus 1 per employee or staff member on the maximum shift	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	3 per 100 patient beds
Gymnasium, sports arena, conventional hall	1 per 4 fixed seating spaces, plus 1 per 60 square feet of assembly area without fixed seats	None	1 per 2,500 square feet of assembly area
High school	1 per employee on the maximum shift, plus 1 per 5 students at capacity	1	1 per 30 students at capacity
Hunting club/fishing club	1 per 5 members, or 1 per 400 square feet of assembly area	None	None
Lodge halls and social clubs	1 per 5 members or 1 per 400 square feet of floor area in meeting rooms, lounges, or similar assembly areas	None	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Museum, library	1 per 300 square feet of floor area, but in no case less than 10	None	1 per 500 square feet of floor area
Nursing homes	1 per 3 patient beds, plus 1 per employee or staff member on the maximum shift	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	3 per 100 patient beds
Park	As required herein for uses specifically listed, plus additional spaces as needed to accommodate anticipated demand	None	1 per 10 patrons, based on maximum anticipated demand
Post offices	1 per 300 square feet of floor area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	1 per 15,000 square feet of floor area
Public utility offices and government offices	1 per 300 square feet of floor area	1	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Swimming pool	1 per 100 square feet of water surface area, plus 1 per employee	None	1 per 100 square feet of water surface area
Tennis/handball/ racquetball court	4 per court	None	1 per court
Wildlife preserve	If applicable: 1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per 2 visitors, based on maximum anticipated demand	None	1 per 10 patrons, based on maximum anticipated demand
Yacht club	1 per 5 members, or 1 per 400 square feet of assembly area	None	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area

 

RESIDENTIAL TYPE USES

Use	Off-Street Parking Spaces	Off-Street Loading Spaces	Bicycle Parking Spaces
Accessory residential unit	If occupied by operator of principal commercial use: none; Otherwise 1 per unit	None	None
Accessory apartment or accessory dwelling	1 per unit	None	None
Ancillary residential structure	1 per lot	None	None
Group home	1 per 3 beds, plus 1 per employee on the largest shift	None	None
Home garden	None	None	None
Home occupation Type I	None	None	None
Home occupation Type II	As required by BZA	None	None
In-home child care provider	None	None	None
Manufactured home	2 per unit	None	None
Manufactured home park	2 per unit, plus 1 per 3 units for visitor parking	None	None
Multi-family dwelling	1.5 per unit, plus 1 per 3 units for visitor parking	None	1 per 10 units
Senior housing	1 per unit, plus 1 per 5 units for visitor parking; VHDA guidelines for Universal Design shall also apply	None	1 per 10 units
Single family dwelling	2 per unit	None	None
Townhouse	2 per unit, plus 1 per 3 units for visitor parking	None	1 per 15 units
Two-family dwelling	2 per unit	None	None

 

COMMERCIAL TYPE USES

Use	Off-Street Parking Spaces	Off-Street Loading Spaces	Bicycle Parking Spaces
Airport	1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per vehicle maintained on the premises, plus sufficient spaces to accommodate the largest number of vehicles that may be expected at any one time	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Automobile service stations, gasoline sales, automobile repair	1 per each 2 gasoline pumps and 2 per each service bay	None	None
Automotive and farm implement sales and service	1 per 5,000 square feet of outdoor display area, plus 1 per 500 square feet of enclosed display area, plus 2 per service bay, plus 1 per employee	1 per 20,000 square feet of enclosed sale or rental display area	None
Banks and other financial institutions with drive through windows	1 per 300 square feet of floor area, plus 5 stacking spaces for the first drive through window, plus 2 stacking spaces for each additional window	None	1 per 15,000 square feet of floor area
Banks and other financial institutions without drive through windows	1 per 300 square feet of floor area	None	1 per 15,000 square feet of floor area
Beauty salon/ barbershop	1 per 300 square feet of floor area	None	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Bowling alley	4 per alley, plus 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 1 per 100 square feet of restaurant or lounge space	1	1 per 3 lanes
Broadcasting station	1 per 300 square feet of floor area, but in no case less than 3 spaces	1	1 per 15,000 square feet of floor area
Building supplies and service	1 per 700 square feet of shop, storage, or service area, plus 1 per 300 square feet of office, sales, or other floor area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Campground	1 per campsite	None	None
Commercial race track	1 per 3 persons based on maximum occupancy load, plus 1 per employee on the largest shift	None	None
Commercial stables	1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per 4 horses stabled	None	None
Communication tower	None	None	None
Contractor's office and storage facility	1 per 2 employees on the maximum shift	None	None
Convenience businesses other than those listed herein	1 per 300 square feet of floor area	1	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Convenience store	1 per 200 square feet of floor area	1	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Country general store	1 per 200 square feet of floor area	1	1
Craft manufacturing	1 per each employee on the maximum shift, plus 1 per motor vehicle associated with the business, plus 1 per 200 square feet of floor area of retail space	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Department store, discount store	1 per 200 square feet of floor area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Drive through food service (with indoor and/or outdoor dining)	Restaurant requirements, as below, plus 10 stacking spaces for the first drive through window, plus 3 stacking spaces for each additional drive through window	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Drive through food service (with no indoor or outdoor dining)	1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 5 spaces, plus 15 stacking spaces for the first drive through window, plus 3 stacking spaces for each additional drive through window	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Dry cleaning/laundry facilities	1 per 300 square feet of floor area	None	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Event Facility	1 space per 4 fixed seating, plus 1 per 60 SF of assembly area without fixed seating or 1 space for each 2.5 guests at maximum capacity	1	None required
Farm, forestry, and construction equipment sales and services	1 per 500 square feet of indoor sales/display area, plus 1 per 2,000 square feet of outdoor sales/display area, plus 1 per 1,000 of equipment servicing area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Farmer's market/produce stand	1 per 100 square feet of sales/display area, but in no case less than 3	None	None
Feed or grain mill	1 per employee on the major shift	None	None
Firing range	1 per employee on the major shift, plus 1 per patron based on maximum anticipated demand	None	None
Funeral parlors and mortuaries	1 per each 4 seats or seating spaces in the main chapel or parlor, plus one per vehicle used in connection with the business	None	None
Furniture, carpet, or appliance stores	1 per 500 square feet of floor area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Golf course	50 per 9 holes	None	None
Guest houses, bed and breakfasts, country inns, and tourist lodgings	1 per sleeping room, plus one per each 2 employees	None	1 per each rental bicycle kept on the premises
Hardware store	1 per 300 square feet of floor area	1	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Highway business/general business, other than those listed herein	1 per 300 square feet of floor area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Hotels and motels	1 per sleeping room or suite for the first 100 units, plus .9 per sleeping room or suite for units 101-200, plus .8 per sleeping room or suite for units 201-300, plus .7 per sleeping room or suite for units in excess of 300, plus 1 per 250 square feet of floor area used for meeting rooms or for the preparation, serving, or consumption of food or beverages, but not including storage or refrigeration areas	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	1 per 100 units, plus 1 per each rental bicycle kept on the premises
Indoor theaters and auditoriums	Stand alone: 1 per 4 seats In shopping center: 1 per 8 seats	1	1 per 100 seats
Kennel	1 per 500 square feet of floor area, including runs/boarding areas	None	None
Lawn and garden equipment sales, service, and repair	1 per 500 square feet of indoor sales/display area, plus 1 per 2,000 square feet of outdoor sales/display area, plus 1 per 1,000 of equipment servicing area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Light and medium manufacturing	1 per each employee on the maximum shift, plus 1 per motor vehicle associated with the business	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	1 per 15,000 square feet of office space
Livestock market	1 per 100 square feet of sales/display area	None	None
Marina/boat yard	1 per 5 berths, plus 1 per 500 square feet of dry boat storage area, plus 1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 2 per every house boat moored	1	None
Micro beverage production establishment	1 per each employee on the maximum shift, plus 1 per motor vehicle associated with the business, plus 1 per 200 square feet of floor area of retail area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Miniature golf	1 and one-half per hole	None	1 per 4 holes
Music and dance studios	1 per employee on the maximum shift, plus 1 per 2 students at maximum projected enrollment capacity	None	1 per 30 students at capacity
Newspaper and commercial printing shops	1 per 300 square feet of floor area	1	1 per 15,000 square feet of floor area
Office type business	1 per 300 square feet of floor area, but in no case less than 3 spaces	1	1 per 15,000 square feet of floor area
Pharmacy/drug store	1 per 200 square feet of floor area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Recreation and amusement enterprises, other than those specifically listed herein	1 per 3 seats or 3 persons based on the maximum capacity load, plus 1 per employee	None	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Restaurant	1 per 100 square feet of floor area, including outdoor dining areas	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Retail stores, except furniture, carpet, appliance stores	1 per 200 square feet of floor area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Sawmill/planing mill	1.5 per employee on the largest shift	None	None
Seafood processing plant	1 per employee on the largest shift	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	1 per 15,000 square feet of floor area
Service business	1 per 700 square feet of shop, storage, or service area, plus 1 per 300 square feet of office, sales, or other floor area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Supermarket	1 per 200 square feet of floor area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	1 per 5,000 square feet of floor area
Veterinary hospital	Two per treatment room, but in no case less than 5	None	None
Wholesale business	1 per 700 square feet of shop, storage, or service area, plus 1 per 300 square feet of office, sales, or other floor area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None

 

INDUSTRIAL TYPE USES

Use	Off-Street Parking Spaces	Off-Street Loading Spaces	Bicycle Parking Spaces
Automobile graveyard/junkyard	1 per employee on largest shift, plus 1 per motor vehicle maintained on the premises	None	None
Cabinet, furniture, and upholstery fabrication	1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per motor vehicle maintained on the premises	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Extractive manufacturing	1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per motor vehicle maintained on the premises	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Fiberglass molding and construction	1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per motor vehicle maintained on the premises	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Manufactured home and trailer sales and service	1 per 5,000 square feet of outdoor display area, plus 1 per 500 square feet of enclosed display area, plus 2 per service bay, plus 1 per employee	1 per 20,000 square feet of enclosed sale or rental display area	None
Manufacturing, food and beverage production and/or processing	1 per each employee on the maximum shift, plus 1 per motor vehicle associated with the business, plus 1 per 200 square feet of floor area of retail area	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Monument works	1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per motor vehicle maintained on the premises	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Research institution/laboratory	1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per motor vehicle maintained on the premises	1 per 20,000 square feet of floor area	None
Truck and freight terminal	1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per motor vehicle maintained on the premises	1 plus 1 per 10,000 square feet of floor area	None

 

MISCELLANEOUS USES

Use	Off-Street Parking Spaces	Off-Street Loading Spaces	Bicycle Parking Spaces
Debris landfill	1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per motor vehicle maintained on the premises	None	None
Dredge spoil site	None	None	None
Reservoirs and protected watershed areas	None	None	None
Uses required for provision and maintenance of private wastewater utilities	If applicable: 1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per vehicle maintained on the premises	None	None
Uses required for provision and maintenance of public facilities and utilities	If applicable: 1 per employee on the largest shift, plus 1 per vehicle maintained on the premises	None	None

 

(Ord. of 6-7-2005(2), §§ 2, 4; Ord. of 7-5-2005, §§ 2, 5; Ord. of 6-2-2015(1); Ord. of 10-6-2015(1); Ord. of 11-4-2015(1); Ord. of 11-8-2017(2); Ord. of 5-5-2020(3))

(Ord. of 6-7-2005(2), §§ 2, 4; Ord. of 7-5-2005, §§ 2, 5; Ord. of 6-2-2015(1); Ord. of 10-6-2015(1); Ord. of 11-4-2015(1); Ord. of 11-8-2017(2); Ord. of 5-5-2020(3))