A. Offices and personal or community service establishments: One loading space shall be provided for each such use, including schools, medical or dental clinics, auditoriums or clubs, etc., having greater than 6,000 square feet of gross floor space.
B. Residential or housing uses: Any building or project containing more than 50 multi-family dwelling units shall provide one loading berth for each 200 units or fraction thereof. No loading space is required for any building or project containing less than 50 apartment dwelling units.
C. Industrial or commercial uses: Every building or use of land consisting of over 3,000 square feet of gross floor area designed or adaptable for retail business purposes, or warehouse, wholesale or manufacturing use shall be provided with loading space as follows:
Total Gross Floor Area | Number of Loading Spaces Required |
Up to 15,000 sq. ft | 1 space |
15,000 to 50,000 sq. ft | 2 spaces |
50,000 to 100,000 sq. ft | 3 spaces |
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft | 1 additional space |
D. Other similar uses: The Plan Commission shall determine to which of the above categories of loading regulation any specific use, including designated conditional uses, shall belong, or determine other appropriate standards to be recommended to the Common Council of the city and/or the County Commissioners for addition to this section by amendment of this ordinance whenever the above regulations prove inapplicable.
E. Design criteria: Each loading space shall be not less than feet in width and 40 feet in length, and shall have a height clear of obstructions, of 14 feet. Loading spaces shall be surfaced with portland cement or asphaltic concrete and shall be so laid out that trucks utilizing same shall be able to maneuver into abutting docks.
(1980 Code, § 10.07)