SEC. 35-5101. OFF-STREET LOADING STANDARDS.

   (a)   PURPOSE .   The purpose of this section is to prevent congestion of public rights-of-way and private lots so as to promote the safety and general welfare of the public by establishing minimum requirements for the provision of loading facilities on various sites.

   (b)   APPLICABILITY . Any use which has a gross floor area of 6,000 square feet or more, and which requires deliveries or makes shipments, shall provide off-street loading facilities in accordance with the regulations of this section.

   (c)   LOCATION. No permitted or required loading space shall be closer than 50 feet to any property in a residential district unless completely enclosed by building walls or a uniformly painted solid fence or wall, or any combination thereof not less than 6 feet in height. No permitted or required loading space shall be located within 25 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets. Loading spaces open to the sky may be located in any required yards. A loading dock or separate loading door is not required.

   (d)   SIZE OF LOADING AREA . The first required loading space shall be designed in accordance with Table 35-5101.1. All remaining required loading spaces shall be a minimum of 25 feet in length. All required loading berths shall have a minimum vertical clearance of 14 feet.

Table 35-5101.1.
Loading Standards

Design Vehicle	Length in Feet (L)	Bay Angle (a)	Clearance in Feet (D)	Berth Width in Feet (W)	Apron Space in Feet (A)	Total Offset in Feet (T)
WB-40	50	90°	50	10	63	113
				12	56	106
				14	52	102
		60°	44	10	46	90
				12	40	84
				14	35	79
		45°	36	10	37	73
				12	32	68
				14	29	65
WB-50	55	90°	55	10	77	132
				12	72	127
				14	67	122
		60°	48	10	55	103
				12	51	99
				14	46	94
		45°	39	10	45	84
				12	40	79
				14	37	76

 

Sawtooth Bays

   (e)   ACCESS TO LOADING AREA. Each loading space shall be located so as to facilitate access to a public street or alley, and shall not interfere with other vehicular or pedestrian traffic and shall not interfere with the function of parking areas. In no instance shall loading areas rely on backing movements into public rights-of-way.

   (f)   SURFACING AND MARKING . All open off-street loading spaces shall be improved with a compacted aggregate base, not less than 7 inches thick, surfaced with not less than 2 inches of asphaltic concrete or some comparable all-weather dustless material.

   (g)   USE OF REQUIRED LOADING AREAS . The use of all required loading areas shall be limited to the loading and unloading of vehicles. Said area shall not be used to provide minimum required parking spaces.

   (h)   LIGHTING . All loading areas shall be lit so as to not exceed the standards of Division 3 of this Article.

   (i)   SIGNAGE. All signage located within, or related to, loading areas shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 3, Advertising and Signs, of the Moline Code of Ordinances.

   (j)   DEPICTION ON REQUIRED SITE PLAN . All required loading areas shall be depicted on the site plan required for the development of the property.

   (k)   CALCULATION OF REQUIRED LOADING SPACES .

   (1)   Residential Group/Institutional and Indoor Institutional Land Uses . One loading space shall be required for each building having a gross floor area of 6,000 square feet to 29,999 square feet. For such uses located in buildings having a gross floor area of 30,000 square feet or greater, two loading spaces shall be required.

   (2)   Commercial (except Offices), Transportation and Utility, and Storage, Wholesaling and Industrial Land Uses . One loading berth shall be required for each building having a gross floor area of 6,000 square feet to 29,999 square feet. For such uses located in buildings having a gross floor area of 30,000 square feet or greater, an additional loading berth shall be required for any portion of each 50,000 square feet of gross floor area in addition to the original 29,999 square feet.

   (3)   Office Land Uses . One loading berth shall be required for each building having a gross floor area of 30,000 square feet to 99,999 square feet. For such uses located in buildings having a gross floor area of 100,000 square feet or greater, an additional loading berth shall be required for any portion of each 100,000 square feet of gross floor area in addition to the original 99,999 square feet.