§ 17.8.535 OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE.

   A.   Required. Buildings or structures to be built or substantially altered which receive and distribute material or merchandise by truck shall provide and maintain off-street loading and maneuvering space in accordance with the requirements of Table 8-6.

   B.   Separation from off-street parking area. Any area to be used for the maneuvering of delivery vehicles and the unloading or loading of materials shall be separated from designated off-street parking areas and appropriately designed to prevent the encroachment of delivery vehicles into off-street parking areas or into public streets .

   C.   Loading area for schools . A driveway designed for continuous forward flow of passenger vehicles for the purpose of loading and unloading children shall be located on the site of any school having a capacity greater than 25 students.

   D.   Reduction of loading space . Minimum loading berths may be decreased based on the following criteria:

      1.   Will not result in undue site congestion;

      2.   Will not result in traffic hazards on the site or adjoining streets ; and

      3.   Will not result in undue reduction in the availability of on-site or on-street parking.

   E.   Modifications. The Director may grant modifications to this section; unless the application is under review by the Planning Commission or the Design Review Commission, in which case the Planning Commission or the Design Review Commission shall consider the request for modification.

   Article 2 procedures and criteria for Adjustments and Variances shall apply, depending on the magnitude of the adjustment requested.

Table 8-6: Minimum On-Site Loading Requirement
Land Use	Gross Floor Area at Which 1st Berth is Required	Gross Floor Area at Which 2nd Berth is Required
Industrial
- Manufacturing	5,000 square feet	40,000 square feet
- Warehouse	5,000 square feet	40,000 square feet
- Storage	10,000 square feet	100,000 square feet
Commercial
- Wholesale	10,000 square feet	40,000 square feet
- Retail	10,000 square feet	20,000 square feet
- Service Establishments	10,000 square feet	40,000 square feet
- Commercial Recreational (including bowling alleys)	10,000 square feet	100,000 square feet
- Restaurants	5,000 square feet	25,000 square feet
- Laundry	10,000 square feet	25,000 square feet
- Office Building	10,000 square feet	100,000 square feet
- Hotel	10,000 square feet	100,000 square feet
Institutional
- Schools	10,000 square feet	100,000 square feet
- Hospitals	10,000 square feet	100,000 square feet
- Sanitariums (homes)	10,000 square feet	100,000 square feet
Public Buildings
- Terminals	5,000 square feet	40,000 square feet
- Auditoriums	10,000 square feet	100,000 square feet
- Arenas	10,000 square feet	100,000 square feet
- Funeral Homes	10,000 square feet	100,000 square feet

 

(Ord. 2009-01, passed 3-9-2009; Ord. 2013-3, passed 5-22-2013)