All off-street loading spaces shall be in accordance with the following standards and specifications:
A. Dimensions
Each loading space shall have a minimum dimension not less than twelve (12) feet in width, forty (40) feet in length and shall have a vertical clearance of not less than fourteen (14) feet in height.
B. Location of Facility
All required accessory loading facilities shall be related to the building and use to be served to provide for loading and off-loading of delivery trucks and other service vehicles, and shall be so arranged that they may be used without blocking or otherwise interfering with the use of accessways, parking facilities, public streets, and sidewalks. A required loading space shall not face or be visible from the frontage street, and shall not be located in a required front yard or a side or rear yard which adjoins a residential district or a residential use. If a loading space is entirely enclosed, it may be located in such side or rear yard, if approved by the Planning Commission.
C. Screening
In addition to the setback requirements specified above, screening shall be provided on each side of an off-street loading space that is visible from any residential district or use or public right-of-way. Screening shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 1294, Bufferyard and Landscaping of this Code.
D. Access
Each required off-street loading space shall be designed for direct vehicular access by means of a driveway, or driveways, to a public street in a manner which shall not interfere with adjacent traffic movements and interior circulation. All required off-street loading spaces shall have access designed such that any vehicle leaving the premises shall be traveling in a forward motion.
E. Paving and Drainage
Any off-street loading area and its access drives shall be graded and drained so that the natural flow of surface water shall not be changed or concentrated onto adjacent property by means other than a designated drainage course. Off-street loading areas and access driveways shall be improved with asphalt, concrete, pavers or cement pavement.
F. Lighting
Lighting fixtures shall be designed and located so as to prevent the casting of direct rays of excessive brightness upon adjoining residential districts or cause a glare hazardous to pedestrians or operators of motor vehicles on nearby public streets and roads.
G. Allocation of Use
Space required and allocated for any off-street loading facilities, maneuvering space, and access driveways, shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for off-street parking. Furthermore, no off-street loading space shall be used for repairing or servicing motor vehicles.
(Ord. 2000-128. Passed 12-6-00.)