(A) Loading requirement. Any use which involves the receipt or distribution of freight, merchandise, supplies, vehicles or equipment as part of its typical operation shall provide and maintain adequate space for off-street loading and circulation. Loading dock areas shall be designed to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets and sidewalks.
(B) Design standards.
(1) Each loading dock space shall be at least 10 feet wide by 50 feet long, with a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.
(2) Loading dock spaces and access to those spaces, must be entirely paved with concrete or asphalt.
(3) Off-street loading areas are subject to the landscaping and buffering requirements for parking facilities set forth in this subchapter.
(4) Loading docks which will catch water, by design, must provide a drain to storm sewer. They must include a sand and oil separator.
(Ord. 23-09, passed 8-21-2023)