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Editor’s note–Ordinance 2015-09, adopted 3/10/15, amended Residential Parking and Garage Standards. The ordinance designated such provisions as 3.5600 and redesignated sections 3.5600–3.5603 as 3.5601–3.5604.
a) 
All required off-street parking, loading, drives, vehicle, sidewalk and/or storage areas outside of the right-of-way shall be designed and constructed in compliance with Section 6.16 of the City of Midlothian Subdivision Regulations, as amended, including, but not limited to, any alternative design and construction approved in accordance with said Section 6.16.
b) 
One (1) carport is allowed per residential lot subject to the following:
1) 
The carport must be located to comply with the setback requirements for the zoning district where it is located;
2) 
The area covered by the carport shall be included in the calculation of determining compliance with maximum lot coverage standards for the zoning district where the carport is located; and
3) 
Driveways leading to and the parking pad beneath the carport must comply with subsection (a), above, of this Section; and
4) 
No construction or installation of a carport shall commence until a building permit has been issued by the City or the City’s chief building official has determined no building permit is required.
c) 
All off-street residential parking spaces required by Section 3.5604 are to be concrete, located outside of the public right-of-way line, have a minimum depth of twenty (20) feet, and have a minimum width of ten (10) feet per space.
(Ordinance 2013-24, sec. 3.5600, adopted 7/9/13; Ordinance 2013-48 adopted 10/22/13; Ordinance 2015-09 adopted 3/10/15; Ordinance 2017-14 adopted 3/18/17)
a) 
All residential structures, including, but not limited to, single-family (attached), duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and townhouses, but not apartment complexes, shall have at least one (1) garage not less than 400 square feet in area with a minimum width of nineteen (19) feet. All single-family (detached) shall have at least one (1) garage not less than 450 square feet in area subject to Sections 3.101, 3.201, 3.301, 3.401, 3.501, 3.601, 3.701, 3.801, 3.901, and 3.1001 whichever standard is more stringent with a minimum width of nineteen (19) feet. Garages required to be constructed with apartment complexes shall be subject to Section 3.5604.
b) 
The driveway entry into each required garage structure shall be constructed with either (i) one (1) garage door not less than sixteen (16) feet wide, or (ii) two (2) garage doors each being not less than eight (8) feet wide to allow for parking and access for two vehicles at all times.
c) 
The floor area of garages shall not be included in determining the minimum required area of the dwelling unit.
d) 
No more than one (1) detached garage may be constructed on a parcel or lot.
e) 
A detached garage shall not extend into the front, side, or rear setbacks of the lot on which it is located.
f) 
A detached garage with an opening onto a side street must be set back not less than twenty-five feet (25.0') from the property line abutting such street.
g) 
Required garages shall be on the same lot of record as the principal structure.
h) 
No single-family structure may be constructed with a three (3) car garage that faces towards, and is visible from, the street frontage except in compliance with the following:
1) 
Street facing garage doors may be installed only when the width of the frontage is sixty (60) feet or greater; provided, however, this paragraph shall not apply to side entry garage doors facing the designated side street on a corner lot.
2) 
Either the left or right garage bay must be set back an additional five (5) feet from the other two bays.
3) 
A brick overlay, or stamped concrete of a contrasting color to the concrete driveway, with a minimum width of two (2) feet, shall be placed within the driveway paving extending from the base of the exterior wall separating the third car garage from the adjoining two car garage and shall extend in a perpendicular direction from said exterior wall to the front drive approach. (As shown in Figure 3.5600.1)
4) 
A second brick overlay, or stamped concrete of contrasting color to the concrete driveway, shall run parallel to the garage door across the drive approach from one edge of driveway pavement to the opposite edge of the driveway pavement just outside of the right-of-way line for the property. (As shown in Figure 3.5600.1)
i) 
For purposes of this Section, a garage shall not be considered detached if at least 10% of the length of one wall of the garage constitutes a common wall with the principal structure.
j) 
A garage face shall either be set back a minimum of five (+/-5) feet from the front of the house or front porch or be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from the front property line, whichever is greater. In no instance will the garage extend forward beyond the front facade.
Figure 3.5600.1. Example of Paved Overlay Requirement for Three-Door Car Garage Configurations
(Ordinance 2013-24, sec. 3.5601, adopted 7/9/13; Ordinance 2013-48 adopted 10/22/13; Ordinance 2015-09 adopted 3/10/15; Ordinance 2017-14 adopted 3/18/17; Ordinance 2019-58, sec. 3, adopted 11/12/19)
a) 
The conversion of required garage space into a living/office/workshop space is prohibited unless a garage that complies with Section 3.5602 is constructed and completed prior to or concurrently with the conversion of said garage space.
b) 
The conversion of garage space, where not in conflict with Section 3.5602, shall comply with the requirements of the City’s adopted building and fire codes at the time of conversion.
c) 
Submission of building plans to the Building Inspections Department showing for the plans and specifications for the converted space and issuance of applicable building permits will be required prior to commencement of construction resulting in conversion of the garage space for another use. A certificate of occupancy will be required prior to commencement of use of the converted space for purpose other than a garage.
d) 
Uses for the converted garage space must comply with Section 2.04 and, if applicable Section 4.5600, as may be applicable.
(Ordinance 2013-24, sec. 3.5602, adopted 7/9/13; Ordinance 2013-48 adopted 10/22/13; Ordinance 2015-09 adopted 3/10/15; Ordinance 2017-14 adopted 3/18/17)
The number of off-street parking spaces constructed on each lot developed with a residential use shall be not less than the following:
Type of Dwelling Unit
Minimum Spaces Required
Single-Family, Detached
2 per dwelling unit
Duplex
2 per dwelling unit
Triplex/Fourplex
2 per dwelling unit
Townhouse
2 per dwelling unit
Garage Apartment
1 per dwelling unit
Apartment/Multifamily Dwelling
2 per unit for the first 50 units plus 1.75 per unit for all units thereafter. No less than 100% of the units shall have an enclosed parking space (of which no less than 50% shall be attached garages, no less than 25% shall be detached garages, and no less than 25% shall be tuck-under parking) reserved for use by the tenant and used solely for parking a vehicle and not storage, which space shall be counted to satisfy the number of parking spaces required. Enclosed parking spaces include tuck-under parking and detached or attached garage(s).
Manufactured, Mobile, or Modular Home
2 per lot, tract or land
Group Home
1 per 375 square feet of floor area
All required parking spaces shall be paved and sized as required by Section 3.5601.
(Ordinance 2013-24, sec. 3.5603, adopted 7/9/13; Ordinance 2013-48 adopted 10/22/13; Ordinance 2015-09 adopted 3/10/15; Ordinance 2017-14 adopted 3/18/17; Ordinance 2019-09, sec. 1(G), adopted 3/12/19; Ordinance 2019-58, sec. 2, adopted 11/12/19)