(a) Applicability. On the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected and occupied for commerce, industry, public assembly, or other uses involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and permanently maintained adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with public use of the streets or alleys in conformance with this section.
(b) Number of Loading Spaces Required.
(1) Table 1175.10-1: Loading Space Requirements establishes the number of required loading spaces.
TABLE 1175.10-1: LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS | |
GROSS FLOOR AREA | REQUIRED NUMBER OF SPACES |
Up to 10,000 square feet | 0 |
10,001 to 25,000 square feet | 1 |
25,001 to 50,000 square feet | 2 |
50,001 to 100,000 square feet | 3 |
100,001 to 200,000 square feet | 4 |
Over 200,000 square feet | 4 plus 1 additional space every 50,000 square feet over 200,000 square feet |
(2) Off-street loading spaces shall not count toward any minimum parking space requirements.
(c) Loading Space Design Standards. Every loading space shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the standards and requirements set forth below:
(1) Location of Required Loading Spaces.
A. Loading spaces shall be located on the same lot as the building or structure to which they are accessory.
B. No loading space shall be located in any front yard, nor shall it permit any vehicle to extend into any front yard or across any lot lines of a more restrictive district while the vehicle is being loaded or unloaded.
C. Subject to the limitations of Chapter 1173 General Development Standards, the space may be located in a required side or rear yard.
D. No space shall be located closer than 50 feet to any lot in any residential district, unless located wholly within an enclosed building, or unless enclosed on all sides by a wall or fence at least six feet in height.
(2) Dimensions. Loading spaces shall have a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum length of 40 feet and a minimum vertical clearance of 15 feet.
(3) Access.
A. Loading spaces shall be designed and arranged to provide access to a street or alley in a manner that will create the least possible interference with traffic movement and parking lot circulation.
B. No part of any truck or van that is being loaded or unloaded may extend into the right-of-way of a public thoroughfare.
C. Loading spaces shall be designed with sufficient apron area to accommodate truck-turning movements and to prevent backing of trucks onto any street right-of-way.
(4) Screening.
A. All operations, materials, and vehicles within any loading space that are visible from a public street or from any residential use shall be screened.
B. The screening material shall be at least six feet in height and 100% opaque and shall satisfy the buffer requirements of the most restrictive adjacent district.
C. Screening areas shall also be subject to applicable requirements and standards in Chapter 1177 Landscaping and Buffer Standards.
(5) Surfacing. All loading spaces shall be graded and provided with a durable and dustless hard surface of asphalt, concrete, or other suitable materials.
(6) Drainage. All loading space areas shall provide for the proper drainage of surface water in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and city run-off control and sediment abatement regulations, to prevent the drainage of such water onto adjacent properties and onto sidewalks.
(7) Lighting. The lighting of off-street loading areas shall be regulated by Section 1173.03 Outdoor Lighting.
(Ord. 7675. Passed 11-11-14.)