Off-street loading spaces accessory to uses allowed in the several business or office districts shall be provided in accordance with the following minimum requirements.
(A) Any use listed in a residence or general residence district that is also permitted in any of the several business or office districts shall provide loading spaces as established for that use in the preceding section for residence or general residence districts.
(B) Business or office establishments containing less than 7,000 square feet of floor area shall be provided with adequate facilities, accessible by motor vehicle off any adjacent alley, service drive or open space on the same zoning lot.
(C) For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing 7,000 to 40,000 square feet of floor area. For buildings containing 40,000 to 100,000 square feet of floor area two loading berths shall be provided, plus one additional loading berth for each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof. Each such loading berth for buildings in excess of 10,000 square feet of floor area shall be not less than 12 feet in width by 55 feet in length:
(1) Mail order houses; and
(2) Warehousing, storage and wholesale establishments.
(D) For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing 10,000 to 100,000 square feet of floor area; for each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area up to 500,000 square feet, one additional loading berth for each additional 500,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof in excess of 500,000 square feet:
(1) Banks and financial institutions;
(2) Medical and dental clinics; and
(3) Offices, business and professional.
(E) For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing 10,000 to 150,000 square feet of floor area, plus one additional loading berth for each additional 150,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof. Each such loading berth for buildings in excess of 20,000 square feet of floor area shall be not less than 12 feet in width by 55 feet in length:
(1) Clubs and lodges (nonprofit), containing retail shops, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls or business or professional offices (other than accessory);
(2) Radio and television broadcasting studios; and
(3) Hotels and motels, containing retail shops, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls or business or professional offices.
(F) For the uses listed hereunder, one loading berth shall be provided for buildings containing 10,000 to 200,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional loading berth for each additional 200,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof:
(1) Clubs and lodges (nonprofit), containing no retail shops, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition hall or business or professional offices;
(2) Hotels and motels, containing no retail shops, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls or business or professional offices;
(3) Meeting halls;
(4) Schools; music, dance, business, commercial and trade; and
(5) Theaters, indoor.
(G) Undertaking establishments, funeral homes and mortuaries. For buildings containing 7,000 to 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, one loading berth shall be provided, plus one additional loading berth for each additional 100,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
(H) (1) For all other uses, loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:
Gross Floor Area of Establishments in Square Feet | Required Number and Size of Berths |
7,000 to 20,000 | 1 - (12 ft. x 30 ft.) |
20,001 to 35,000 | 2 - (12ft. x 30 ft. each) |
35,001 to 60,000 | 2 - (12 ft. x 55 ft. each) |
60,001 to 100,00 | 3 - (12 ft. x 55 ft. each) |
(2) For each additional 200,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof over 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, one additional loading berth shall be provided; such additional berth to be at least 12 feet in width by 55 feet in length.
(I) For all OR-2 District uses. The provisions of this division (I) will apply to loading berths in the OR-2 Office Research District, notwithstanding any provision in this section or § 159.137 to the contrary. In the OR-2 District, buildings with more than 250,000 square feet of gross floor area shall have two required loading berths, buildings with 50,000 to 250,000 square feet of gross floor area shall have one required loading berth and no loading berths shall be required in buildings with fewer than 50,000 square feet of gross floor area. In addition, no loading berth shall be required to exceed 12 feet in width or 50 feet in length.
(Prior Code, § 46-63) (Ord. eff. 1-15-1972; Ord. 91-1(A), passed 1-7-1991)