(a) Applicability. In connection with every building or part thereof, except dwellings, erected after the passage of this Zoning Ordinance, there shall be provided on the same lot with such building off-street loading spaces or berths for uses which customarily receive or distribute material or merchandise by vehicle. Requirements for any use not specified in this Section shall be the same as for a similar permitted use in the particular zoning district, as determined by the Zoning Inspector. If the commercial or industrial establishments are such that shipping and/or receiving goods are not an integral part of the business, the requirements listed below may be varied or waived with provisions of written notice by the Zoning Inspector.
(b) Number of Loading Spaces Required.
(1) Office buildings, hotels, hospitals and institutions, schools and colleges, public buildings, recreational or entertainment facilities, and any similar use which has a gross floor area of 100,000 square feet or more shall provide off-street truck loading or unloading berths in accordance with the following:
Square Feet of Floor Area | Number of Loading Spaces Required |
Less than 100,000 | 0 |
100,000 to 200,000 | 1 |
200,000 and over | 2 plus 1 for each additional 150,000 square feet or portion thereof |
(2) Commercial, industrial, and public utility uses, which have gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or more, shall provide off-street truck loading or unloading berths in accordance with the following:
Square Feet of Floor Area | Number of Loading Spaces Required |
Less than 5,000 | 0 |
5,000 to 30,000 | 1 |
30,00 and over | 2 plus 1 for each additional 50,000 square feet or portion thereof |
(c) Location of Loading Spaces. Loading spaces and facilities shall be located off-street on the same lot as the building or use being served; and may occupy all or part of any required side or rear yard area, except that no loading area shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet to any lot in any residential district unless wholly enclosed within a building.
(d) Dimensions. Each off-street loading space shall be at least ten (10) feet in width, fifty (50) feet in length, and shall have a vertical clear distance of twenty-five (25) feet. The loading berth shall be designed and located to preclude the need of a delivery vehicle to back onto a public right-of-way.
(e) Screening. Loading area shall be landscaped in accordance with Chapter 1147: Landscaping. (Ord. 2020-4053. Passed 1-7-21.)