LOADING SPACE: An accessible off street space or berth on the same site as the building it serves, or within that building, for the exclusive use of the commercial loading or unloading of goods or materials from vehicles. "Accessible", for the purposes of this definition, shall mean clear vehicular access to the loading space unobstructed at all times except when the loading space is in use for loading or unloading.
MINIMUM LOADING SPACE STANDARDS: Any loading space required by sections 10-3-2740 through 10-3-2744 of this article shall be of sufficient size and shall provide adequate maneuvering area to accommodate, depending on the type of loading space required, a van, truck or semitractor trailer and shall, at a minimum, have the dimensions and provide the maneuvering distances set forth in the following table:
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LOADING SPACES
Van | Truck | Semi | ||
Size | Length | 25' | 35' | 50' |
Width | 10' | 12' | 12' | |
Overhead | 8' | 10' | 16' | |
Maneuverability | Turning radius | 25' | 40' | 50' |
Back up/3- point turns | 30' | 45' | 70' | |
Pull through length | 50' | 70' | 100' | |
(1962 Code § 10-760; amd. Ord. 74-O-1501, eff. 2-1-1974; Ord. 96-O-2263, eff. 7-19-1996; Ord. 05-O-2488, eff. 12-8-2005)