(a) When Required.
(1) In connection with every non-residential building or part thereof having a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or more, there shall be provided and maintained at least one off-street loading space.
(2) In addition, one additional such loading space for each 20,000 square feet or major fraction thereof of gross floor area so used in excess of 20,000 square feet.
(b) Each off-street loading space shall be not less than 10 feet in width, 45 feet in length and 14 feet in height, unless waived by the Zoning Administrator for good cause shown.
(c) In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for off-street loading facilities shall be the sum of the various uses computed separately.
(d) All loading areas shall be graded as necessary and improved with bituminous or Portland cement, and shall be provided with adequate drainage per plans approved by the City Engineer.
(e) Each loading space shall be served by direct access to a street, service drive or alley in a manner that will not interfere with traffic or parking lot circulation.
(f) Off-street loading areas shall be located on the same zoning lot as the specific use to be served, and shall not be located in any front yard or within 25 feet of any street right of way, except for areas used for the occasional drop-off or pick-up of goods by vans, step-vans, or panel trucks or within the Downtown Commercial District.
(g) All operations, materials, and vehicles in any loading space that are visible from public streets or from residential districts shall be screened. The screening material, upon installation, shall be at least six feet in height and 100% opaque.
(h) Exterior lighting shall be designed and maintained so that glare is not cast on adjacent properties, regardless of use, or on adjacent streets. All lighting structures shall be cut-off types which include shields or other devices which eliminate all light above an angle of eighty-five degrees, as measured from the vertical axis of the light source.
(Ord. 34-17. Effective 12-7-17.)