A. Commercial Districts: Where any building is erected, reconstructed or converted for a use permitted in the C-1, C-2, C-3 or C-4 Commercial Districts, one loading space shall be provided for each fifty thousand (50,000) square feet or fraction thereof of gross building square footage.
B. Manufacturing Districts: Where any building is erected, reconstructed or converted for a use permitted in the M-1, M-2 or M-3 Manufacturing Districts, the loading space requirements shall be as follows:
Building Size | Spaces Required |
0 - 100,000 sq. ft.. | 1 loading space |
100,001 - 200,000 sq. ft. | 2 loading spaces |
200,001 - 300,000 sq. ft | 3 loading spaces |
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft. in excess of the first 300,000 sq. ft. | 1 loading space |
C. Specifications For Loading Spaces:
1. Size: Unless otherwise specified a required loading space shall be at least fifteen feet (15') in width by at least thirty five feet (35') in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen feet (14').
2. Access: Each required off street loading space shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley producing least interference with traffic movements.
3. Location: All required loading spaces shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use they serve, and be designed in such a manner so as not to open onto or face a public right-of-way.
4. Surfacing: All open off street loading spaces shall be improved with a compacted macadam base, not less than seven inches (7") thick, surfaced with not less than two inches (2") of asphaltic concrete or some comparable all weather dustless material. All required loading spaces shall be landscaped according to chapter 10, "Landscaping And Screening", of this title.
5. Use:
a. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with loading facilities provided in any residential or commercial district.
b. Space allocated to any off street loading space shall not be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off street parking facilities or portions thereof. (Ord. Z-8-98, 9-21-1998; amd. Ord. Z-13-19, 6-3-2019)