(a) General Off-Street Loading Facility Standards.
(1) All off-street loading areas shall have minimum dimensions of not less than twelve feet in width, forty feet in length, exclusive of driveways, aisles, and other circulation areas, and a height of clearance of not less than fifteen feet.
(2) One off-street loading space shall be provided and maintained on the same lot for every separate occupancy requiring delivery of goods and having a gross floor area of up to 5,000 square feet.
(3) One loading space shall be provided for each additional 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor area unless otherwise provided in this section.
(b) Administrative and Professional Office Off-Street Loading Facility Standards.
(1) For any building or lot used for administrative and professional offices and services, one off-street loading space shall be provided when the gross floor is between 30,000 square feet and 100,000 square feet.
(2) One additional loading space shall be provided for each l00,000 square feet or fraction thereof in excess of 100,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(c) Hotel Off-Street Loading Facility Standards. One off-street loading space shall be provided when the gross floor area is between, 10,000 square feet and 100,000 square feet, and one additional off-street loading space for each 100,000 gross square feet or fraction thereof in excess of 100,000 gross square feet.
(d) Commercial Service Use Off-Street Loading Facility Standards. For any building or lot used for commercial service facilities, one off-street loading space shall be provided for each 10,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
(e) Storage or Wholesaling Use Off-Street Loading Facility Standards. For any building or lot used for storage or wholesale facilities, one off-street loading space shall be provided for each 15,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
(f) Manufacturing and Industrial Use Off-Street Loading Facility Standards. For any building or lot used for manufacturing facilities, one off-street loading space shall be provided for each 15,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.
(g) Mixed-Use Development Off-Street Loading Facility Standards.
(1) In the case of mixed uses buildings or developments, the requirements for off-street loading facilities shall be the sum of the requirements of various uses computed separately.
(2) The off-street loading facilities for a single use shall not be considered as providing the requirements for any other use except that when two or more contiguous buildings or uses share the same loading facilities the total of such off-street loading facilities may be reduced to not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately.
(h) Off-Street Loading Facility Development Standards. Off-street loading areas shall conform to the same development standards as are prescribed for construction, drainage, setbacks, screening, access, curbing, illumination and maintenance for off-street parking areas as provided in this chapter, provided the following standards are satisfied:
(1) In the case of a lot which abuts two or more streets, all ingress and egress to loading spaces shall be from the street from which such loading will have less impact upon residential areas.
(2) Streets, sidewalks, alleys, or other public rights-of-way, or other public property, shall not be used for loading purposes nor shall vehicles being loaded or unloaded be parked on such areas during loading or unloading.
(3) No part of any required yard, off-street parking area, or access or circulation drives thereto, shall be utilized for loading purposes.
(4) Any off-street loading areas serving an industrial, manufacturing wholesaling or related land use shall be completely enclosed (excluding roof) and shall not be located within seventy-five feet (75') of any residential zoning district or residential land use boundary.
(Ord. 2022-24. Passed 5-24-22.)