(a) General Requirements.
(1) Truck loading facilities are required in all zones other than the "D" (Downtown) district for structures containing uses devoted to businesses, industry, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, processing, offices, professional buildings, hotels, multiple-family dwellings, hospitals, airports, railroad terminals, and any buildings of a commercial nature.
(2) If a structure is enlarged, expanded, or changed, it shall not be used, occupied, or operated unless it has at least the amount of off-street truck loading facilities that would apply if the increment were a separate structure.
(b) Responsibility. The provision for and maintenance of the off-street truck loading facilities shall be the joint and several responsibility of the operator and owner of the land upon which the structure requiring the facilities is located.
(c) Types and Location. There shall be two (2) sizes of off-street truck loading spaces designated: "large" and "small." Each large space shall have an overhead clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet, shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide, and shall be at least fifty (50) feet long, exclusive of access or maneuvering area, platform, and other appurtenances. Each small space shall have an overhead clearance of at least ten (10) feet, shall be at least eight (8 ) feet wide, and shall be at least twenty (20) feet long, exclusive of access or maneuvering area, platform, and other appurtenances.
(d) Location. Off-street truck loading facilities shall be located on the same lot on which the structure for which they are provided is located. However, loading facilities that are available under a cooperative arrangement may be located on another site not more than 300 feet from the structure for which they are provided. Service entrances and service yards shall be located only in the rear or side yard. Service yards shall be screened from adjacent residentially zoned or used property by the installation of a buffer yard.
(e) Drainage and Surfacing. Areas shall be properly graded for drainage; surfaced with concrete, asphaltic concrete, or asphalt; and maintained in good condition free of weeds, dust, trash, and debris.
(f) Lighting. Lighting facilities shall be so arranged that they neither unreasonably disturb occupants of adjacent residential properties nor interfere with traffic.
(g) Combined Facilities. Requirements for the provision of off-street truck loading facilities with respect to two or more structures may be satisfied by the permanent allocation of the required number of spaces for each use in a common truck loading facility. The total number of spaces designated in a common truck loading facility shall be at least the sum of the individual requirements unless the Building and Zoning Inspector determines that a lesser number of spaces will be adequate. In determining the number of revised spaces, the Building and Zoning Inspector shall consider the respective times of usage of the truck loading facilities by the individual users and the character of the merchandise.
Table 1105-4
Minimum Truck Loading Spaces
Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in Structure | Required Number of Spaces |
0 up to and including 12,500 | 1 (small) |
12,501 up to and including 25,000 | 2 (small) |
25,001 up to and including 40,000 | 1 (large) |
40,001 up to and including 100,000 | 2 (large) |
For each additional 80,000 over 100,000 | 1 (large) |
(h) Minimum Requirements and Area. The minimum truck loading spaces shall be provided in all districts for structures containing the uses enumerated in Table 1105-4.
(Ord. 32-2020. Passed 1-9-21.)