1. Off-street loading berths, open or enclosed, are permitted accessory to any use (except single or two-family residences) subject to the following minimum provisions.
A. Size. The loading space shall not be less than 12 feet wide and 40 feet long, and in the case of tractor-trailers, not less than 12 feet wide and 60 feet long.
B. Surfacing. All off-street loading facilities shall be paved with bituminous or cement paving material.
C. Schedule of Required Spaces. Off-street loading spaces must be provided for each building erected or enlarged in accordance with the following schedule:
Type of Use | Number of Loading Spaces |
Manufacturing, Storage, Display or Sale of Goods | One space for a gross floor area of 5, 000 to 25,000 sq. ft. each 10,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area in excess of 25,000 sq. ft. |
Offices, Hotels, Theaters, or Similar Uses | One space for a gross floor area from 20,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. One additional space for each 40,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area in excess of 100,000 sq. ft. |
D. Layout of Loading Spaces. The loading area shall be arranged so that there will be no need for motorists to back over public rights-of-way and shall not be located in the front yard area. Off-street loading spaces shall not interfere with off-street parking spaces.
E. Off-Street Loading Facilities. Off-street loading facilities shall be in conformance with the Dover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance §22. Part 11.
(Ord. 2015-06, 9/28/2015)