A. General Provisions.
1. Unless otherwise specified in this code, loading spaces or berths shall be at least forty five (45) feet in length and all loading berths shall be at least twelve (12) feet in width and fourteen (14) feet in height, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space and required parking space;
2. Loading berths of thirty (30) feet by ten (10) feet for office use, motels and hotels, restaurants, day care centers, long term care facilities, and other similar facilities may be provided for all or part of the required loading berths if approved through the site plan approval process;
3. Such space may occupy all or any part of any required yard space, except front and corner side yards, and shall not be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any residential zoning unless screened by a masonry wall not less than ten (10) feet in height. Loading spaces located in side yards shall not be visible from a public street;
4. Sufficient room for turning and maneuvering vehicles shall be provided on the site so that vehicles shall cross a property line only by driving forward.
5. Each loading berth shall be accessible from a street, alley or from an aisle or drive connecting with a street or alley, without traversing a residential zone.
6. The loading area, aisles, and access drives shall be paved so as to provide a durable dust proof surface and shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of surface water without damage to private or public properties, streets, or alleys.
7. Bumper rails shall be provided at locations where needed for safety or to protect property.
8. If the loading area is illuminated, lighting shall be deflected down and/or away from abutting residential sites so as to not cause any annoying glare.
9. Noregular repair work or servicing of vehicles shall be conducted in a loading area.
10. Off street loading facilities shall be located on the same site with the use for which the berths are required.
11. If more than one (1) use is located on a site, the number of loading berths provided shall be equal to the sum of the requirements prescribed in this section for each use. If more than one (1) use is located on a site and the gross floor area of each use is less than the minimum for which loading berths are required but the aggregate gross floor area is greater than the minimum for which loading berths are required, off street loading berths shall be provided as if the aggregate gross floor area were used for the use requiring the greatest number of loading berths.
12. Off street loading facilities for a single use shall not be considered as providing required off-street facilities for any other use.
13. At the time of initial occupancy, major alterations or enlargement of a site, or of completion of construction of a structure or of a major alteration or enlargement of a structure, there shall be provided off-street loading berth requirements. The number of loading berths provided for a major alteration or enlargement of a site or structure shall be in addition to the number existing prior to the alteration or enlargement.
14. Space allocated to any off street loading berth shall not be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off street parking facility.