(A) General. No person or persons may hereafter use, cause, or permit land to be used within the city for loading or unloading purposes without meeting the specifications for required off-street loading spaces set forth herein. If in the application of this section a fractional number is obtained, one loading space shall be provided for that fraction.
(B) Design requirements.
(1) All required loading berths shall be off-street and shall be located on the same lot as the building or use to be served. A loading berth shall not be located less than 50 feet from the intersection of two street rights-of-way nor less than 100 feet from the intersection of street rights-of-way of major thoroughfares, nor less than 50 feet from a residential district unless the loading berth is enclosed within a building. Loading berths shall not occupy the required front yard space.
(2) Unless otherwise specified, a required loading berth shall not be less than 12 feet in width, 50 feet in length and 14 feet in height, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space.
(3) All loading berths and accessways shall be improved with a durable material to control the dust and drainage according to a plan approved by the engineer.
(4) Any space allocated as a loading berth or maneuvering area shall not be used for the storage of goods, inoperable vehicles or be included as a part of the space requirements necessary to meet the off-street parking area.
(5) In connection with any structure which is to be erected or substantially altered, and which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles, there shall be provided off-street loading space.
(6) Where noise from loading or unloading activity is audible in a residential district, the activity shall terminate between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(C) Required loading spaces.
Auditorium, Convention Hall, Public Buildings, Hospitals, Schools, Hotels, Sports Arena | At least one loading berth 25 feet in length for each building having 1,000 to 10,000 square feet of floor area; for those buildings having 10,001 square feet of floor space or more, at least one additional loading berth per 50,000 square feet of floor space |
Retail Sales and Service Stores, Offices | At least one loading berth 25 feet in length for each building having 6,000 square feet of floor area or more plus one additional loading berth for each additional 25,000 square feet of floor area |
Manufacturing, Fabrication, Processing and Warehousing | At least one loading berth 50 feet in length for each building having 3,000 square feet of floor area plus 1 loading berth for each additional 25,000 square feet of floor area up to 100,000 square feet plus one loading berth for each 50,000 square feet of floor area over the first 100,000 square feet of floor area |
(Prior Code, § 601.19) Penalty, see § 10.99