Off-street loading berths accessory to uses allowed in residence districts shall be provided in accordance with the regulations set forth hereinafter as well as in Section 5-3-10 of this Title.
(A) Location: All required loading berths shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served. All motor vehicle loading berths which abut a residence district or intervening alley separating such loading berth from a residence district shall be completely screened therefrom by building walls, or a uniformly painted solid fence, wall or door, or any combination thereof, not less than eight feet (8') in height. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within thirty feet (30') of the nearest point of intersection of any two (2) streets. No loading berth shall be located in a required front or side yard, and any loading berth located in a required rear yard shall be open to the sky.
(B) Area: Unless otherwise specified, a required off-street loading berth shall be at least ten feet in width by at least twenty five feet in length (10' x 25'), exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen feet (14').
(C) Access: Each required off-street loading berth shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in such manner as to minimize interference with traffic movement, and shall be subject to approval by the Enforcing Officer.
(D) Surfacing: All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted macadam base, not less than seven inches (7") thick, surfaced with not less than two inches (2") of asphalt or treated with some comparable all-weather dustless material.
(E) Repair and Service: No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with loading facilities provided in any residence district.
(F) Utilization: Space allocated to any off-street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.
(G) Minimum Facilities: Uses for which off-street loading facilities are required herein but which are located in buildings of less floor area than the minimum prescribed for such required facilities shall be provided with adequate receiving facilities, accessible by motor vehicle, off any adjacent alley, service drive or open space on the same zoning lot.