§ 156.E.007 OFF-STREET LOADING.

   (A)   Generally. This section establishes the requirements with off-street loading spaces in connection with any nonresidential or mixed-use building, structure, or use which is to be erected or substantially altered to provide adequate space for off-street loading, unloading, and the maneuvering of shipping and delivery vehicles in the GC, GI, and MU zoning districts.

   (B)   Minimum number of off-street loading spaces required. Off-street loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the requirements in Table 156.E.007, Minimum Off-Street Loading Spaces Required.

Table 156.E.007 Minimum Off-Street Loading Spaces Required
Use Groupings1	Gross Floor Area in Square Feet	Number of Required Loading Spaces
Industrial	Less than 10,000	0
	10,000-50,000	1
	50,001-100,000	2
	Each additional 100,000	1
Commercial and Office, Public and Institutional	Less than 10,000	0
	10,000-100,000	1
	100,001-200,000	2
	Each additional 100,000	1
All Other Use Groupings	N/A	N/A
Table Notes: N/A = Not Applicable 1Refer to overall groupings of the uses in the Use Table in § 156.C.003 (for example, Agricultural, Residential, etc).

 

   (C)   Design. To minimize impacts, off-street loading areas shall comply with the following standards:

      (1)   Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street loading or unloading areas may not glare on any right-of-way or adjacent property.

      (2)   Location. Not be located within 40 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets with no loading dock visible from a thoroughfare or collector street right-of-way;

      (3)   Buffering. Docks and loading spaces shall be located behind buildings and screened from view from abutting properties and public right-of-way. Truck access and loading areas that are located between a principal building and a residential property shall comply with the following additional standards:

         (a)   Use of enclosed loading. The loading area shall be enclosed by a roof and a wall between the principal building and the property boundary line (as depicted in Figure 156.E.007-1, Illustrative Example of Enclosed Loading, below). The walls of the enclosure shall be tall enough to completely screen the delivery vehicle and shall be designed and constructed with architectural elements such as windows, awnings, or other features that complement the exterior of the principal building. The portion of the bufferyard between the enclosed loading and the property line may be reduced by one level of opacity with the remainder of the bufferyard being the opacity level required by Table 156.F.004-1, Bufferyard Types, for the applicable zoning district; or

         (b)   Absence of enclosed loading. The loading area shall be screened along its length by a district bufferyard that has one additional level of opacity (for example, from a Type B bufferyard to a Type C bufferyard) than required by Table 156.F.004-1 and, additionally, the loading area shall contain an eight-foot-tall masonry wall that is designed and constructed with the same primary exterior finish materials of the principal building.

 

Figure 156.E.007-1 Illustrative Example of Enclosed Loading

 

   (D)   Types of loading spaces.

      (1)   Loading for industrial uses. Each required loading space in the GI, General Industrial zoning district shall be a minimum of 12 feet in width and 45 feet in depth.

      (2)   Other uses. All other required loading spaces shall be a minimum of 12 feet in width and 18 feet in depth. All required loading spaces shall have a minimum vertical clearance of 15 feet and shall be designated by signs as loading spaces.

   (E)   Mixed-use developments. Where mixed-use developments may be adequately and conveniently served by a common loading area, the Zoning Administrator may approve a reduction in spaces required in Table 156.E.007-1, Minimum Off-Street Loading Spaces Required. For this purpose, the minimum number of required spaces shall be based on the use category having the greatest number of resulting spaces.

   (F)   Outdoor storage. For the purposes of this section, each two square feet of exterior area used for outdoor storage shall be considered equivalent to one square foot of enclosed gross floor area.

(Ord. 15039, passed 4-11-2022)