(A) In order to prevent undue interference with the public use of streets, every manufacturing, storage, warehouse, department store, wholesale store, retail store, hotel, hospital, laundry, dairy, mortuary, and other uses similarly and customarily receiving or distributing goods by motor vehicle shall provide loading and unloading space on the premises for the number of vehicles that will be at the premises at a particular time on an average day of full use.
(C) Loading spaces required under this section shall be provided as area additional to off-street parking spaces required in this subchapter, and such loading spaces shall not be considered as supplying off-street parking space.
(D) There shall be provided adequate space for standing, loading, and unloading services not less than 12 feet in width, 40 feet in length, and 15 feet in height, open or enclosed, for uses listed in the following table:
Use | Floor Area (Sq. Ft.) | Required Spaces |
Use | Floor Area (Sq. Ft.) | Required Spaces |
Commercial uses, such as retail stores, personal services amusement, automotive service | First 2,000 | none |
Next 20,000 or fraction thereof | 1 | |
Each additional 20,000 or fraction thereof | 1 | |
Hotels, offices | First 2,000 | none |
Each additional 50,000 or fraction thereof | 1 | |
Wholesale and storage, including building and contractor's yards | First 20,000 | 1 |
Each additional 20,000 or fraction thereof | 1 | |
Manufacturing uses | First 20,000 or fraction thereof | 1 |
Each additional 20,000 or fraction thereof | 1 | |
Funeral homes and mortuaries | First 5,000 or fraction thereof | 1 |
Each additional 10,000 or fraction thereof | ||
Hospitals | First 10,000 | none |
Next 100,000 or fraction thereof | 1 | |
Each additional 200,000 or fraction thereof | 1 | |
For similar use not listed | For each building 5,000 or over | 1 |
(E) All off-street loading and unloading facilities that make it necessary to back directly into a public road shall be prohibited. All maneuvering of trucks and other vehicles shall take place on the site and not within a public right-of-way.
(F) Design requirements.
(1) Off-street loading spaces and access drives shall be drained, and shall have appropriate bumper or wheel guards where needed.
(2) Any light used for illumination shall be arranged to reflect light away from adjoining premises and streets.
(3) Where any off-street loading space adjoins or abuts a lot or premises used for residential or educational purposes, or abuts the residential zoning district, a masonry wall or solid fence not less than four feet in height shall be provided between the off-street loading and unloading space and said uses or district.