(A) Number of Required Off-Street Loading Berths
At least the number of berths specified in Table 7.8-5 below, depending on the gross
floor area
of the land use, shall be provided on the property. The developer shall evaluate his or her own needs to determine if the use requires a greater number of spaces than those required by this section.
Gross Floor Area (in square feet) | Minimum Number of Berths |
(B) Minimum Dimensions
Each loading berth required by this section shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide by twenty- five (25) feet long, with at least fourteen (14) feet of overhead clearance. Each required loading berth shall have adequate, unobstructed means for the ingress and egress of vehicles.
(C) Waiver or Modification of Requirements
As part of the review and approval of a development plan, the Planning Director may waive or modify the requirements of this section upon finding that the use does not require loading spaces of a number or size required by this section, given the particular operational characteristics of the use and its need or lack thereof for the delivery or shipments of goods to and from the site.
(D) Location and Screening of Loading Areas
To the maximum extent possible, all loading berths shall be located between the building and the rear lot line of the property, and/or shall be screened from the view of the street and adjacent properties. All loading areas shall meet the applicable landscaping, screening, and buffering requirements set forth in Section 7.2. The details of such location and screening shall be reviewed and approved as part of the development plan.
(Ord. No. 04-001, 1-8-04; Ord. No. 05-001, 1-13-05; Ord. No. 06-009, adopted 4-27-06; eff. 4-27-06; Ord. No. 2007-04, 3-22-07; Ord. No. 2007-21, 12-13-07; Ord. No. 2008-LDO-01, 9-25-08; Ord. No. 2010-LDO-01, 1-14-10; Ord. No. 2010-LDO-02, 1-28-10; Ord. No. 2010-LDO-03, 2-25-10; Ord. No. 2011-LDO-01, 1-11-11; Ord. No. 12-LDO-01, 2-23-12; Ord. No. 2012-LDO-04, 5-24-12; Ord. No. 2012-LDO-06, 8-9-12; Ord. No. 2013-LDO-02, 6-13-13; Ord. No. 2014-LDO-03, 8-14-14; Ord. No. 2015-LDO-001, 4-21-15; Ord. No. 2016-LDO-01, 7-25-16; Ord. No. 2017-LDO-01, 1-24-17; Ord. No. 2017-ACT-01, 10-26-17; Ord. No. 2017-ACT-02, 12-14-17; Ord. No. 2018-LDO-01, 5-3-18; Ord. No. 2019-LDO-01, 9-26-19; Ord. No. 2020-LDO-01, 5-7-20; Ord. No. 2021-LDO-01, 6-24-21; Ord. No. 2022-LDO-01A, 2-24-22; Ord. No. 2022-LDO-02, 4-28-22; Ord. No. 2023-LDO-04, 11-16-23)