A. The requirements for commercial off-street loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following standards for any new structure which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar commercial vehicles.
B. The following requirements shall pertain to the location of loading berths:
1. All required loading berths shall be located on the same lot as the use served;
2. Loading facilities shall not be located within two hundred feet (200') of a residential property;
3. In no case shall a loading berth be located in such a manner as to require loading/unloading vehicles to back into or maneuver within a public right-of-way or overhang adjacent property;
4. A plan shall be submitted and approved during the review process that shows how the loading will occur; and
5. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within fifty feet (50') of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets.
6. Loading or unloading may not interfere with or encroach on fire and emergency vehicle lanes, parking areas, sidewalks, bike lanes, drive aisles or queuing areas.
7. Loading areas are not permitted within one hundred feet (100') of a residential dwelling.
8. Loading areas may not block required parking, or the associated circulation for required parking.
9. Loading areas must be located to the side or the rear of the building and may not be placed between the street and the building or any front facade of a building.
C. Unless otherwise specified, a required off-street loading berth shall be as follows:
1. For local pickup and delivery trucks: Twelve feet (12') in width by thirty feet (30') in length with a forty-five-foot (45') maneuvering apron and shall have a vertical clearance of at least twelve feet (12'). Maneuvering apron shall be at least twenty feet (20') from the centerline of the street.
2. For over-the-road tractor-trailers: Twelve feet, six inches (12' 6") in width by sixty feet (60') in length with a seventy-foot (70') maneuvering apron and shall have a vertical clearance of at least fifteen feet (15'). In no case, shall the loading berth be less than one hundred forty-five feet (145') from the centerline of the street.
D. Each required off-street loading berth shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement.
E. All off-street loading berths shall be surfaced with concrete or other appropriate material meeting the durability requirements. Bituminous asphalt may be used on the portions of the apron outside of the landing/parking space.
F. Space allocated for off-street loading use shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.
G. Uses for which off-street loading facilities are required herein, but which are located in buildings of less floor area than the minimum prescribed, shall provide adequate receiving facilities accessible by motor vehicles off any adjacent alley, service drive, or open space on the same lot.
H. Vehicle loading areas shall be screened from adjacent uses with a five feet (5') buffer area planted with shrubs or trees to form a fully opaque planted screen. A fence made of wood may be substituted for the fully opaque planted screen.
I. The overnight parking of semi-trucks shall not occur between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. except in designated areas in the rear of a building.
(Ord. 20-29, § 2, 9-21-20)