A. Location.
1. All required loading berths must be located on the same lot as the use served.
2. No loading berth for vehicles over two tons capacity may be closer than 50 feet to any lot line of a lot within a residential district unless completely enclosed by building walls or a uniformly painted solid fence or wall, or a combination, a minimum of six feet and a maximum of eight feet in height.
3. All loading berths must be located in the rear yard. Truck loading bays and off-street truck parking spaces must be located in building walls or areas of the lot parallel or adjacent to a rear lot line. Such bays must be bermed, fenced, and/or planted in a manner so that any vehicles within such bays are not visible from the street.
4. No permitted or required loading berth may be located within 25 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets.
B. Dimensions. A loading berth must be a minimum of ten feet in width and a minimum of 50 feet in length, exclusive of aisles and maneuvering spaces. A loading berth must have a vertical clearance a minimum of 15 feet.
C. Access. Each required off-street loading berth must be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement.
D. Surfacing. All open off-street loading berths must be improved with a compacted macadam base, not less than seven inches thick, surfaced with no less than two inches of asphaltic concrete or some comparable all-weather dustless material.
E. Repair and Service Prohibited. Motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind is prohibited within the loading berth and associated area.
F. Required Loading Berths. A minimum of one loading space is required for any commercial or industrial use of 10,000 square feet or more of gross floor area.
(Ord. 885, passed 11-21-2023)