There shall be provided off street loading berths not less than the minimum requirements specified in this section in connection with any structure which is to be erected or substantially altered, and which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles in accordance with the following:
A. Location:
1. In all O districts, all accessory off street loading berths shall be on the same lot as the principal use and they shall face only interior lot lines. Open off street loading berths shall be located only at the rear of the building and shall be not less than one hundred feet (100') from an adjoining residence district boundary and such off street loading berths shall be effectively screened therefrom by a wall or fence, of architectural design consistent with the principal building on the lot, not less than six feet (6') nor more than eight feet (8') in height additionally screened by a planted earth berm, densely planted shrubs or trees, or a combination of both.
2. In the B2 zoning district, off street loading berths may face perimeter or boundary streets if said loading berths are screened by a stone or masonry wall at least eight feet (8') in height. No off street loading berths shall be permitted within five hundred feet (500') of a boundary street, unless such loading berths are screened and are located at the rear of the building.
3. In B1, B3 and B4 zoning districts, all loading berths shall be at the rear of the building facing an interior lot line. If the rear of the building faces a lot line fronting on a street, loading berths shall be enclosed by a wall of at least eight feet (8') high or shall be completely enclosed within a building. Where the rear of the building faces a lot line which is also a residence district zoning line, loading berths shall be set back at least one hundred feet (100') from said lot line and residence district boundary, and:
a. Completely enclosed within a building, or
b. Enclosed by a wall or fence not less than six feet (6') nor more than eight feet (8') in height, or
c. Effectively screened by a planted earth berm, densely planted shrubs or trees, or a combination of both.
B. Size: Unless otherwise specified in this title, a required off street loading berth shall be at least twelve feet (12') in width and at least fifty five feet (55') in length, exclusive of access drives, aisles, ramps, maneuvering space, columns, office and work areas, and shall have a vertical clearance of not less than fourteen feet (14').
C. Access: Each required off street loading berth shall have an adjacent open paved area, other than a street or public way, of adequate size and so located as to provide for all required maneuvering for truck access to the loading berth. Such areas and related access drives shall be in accordance with the regulations set forth in subsections 13-12-3C and E of this chapter and other applicable sections of this title and shall provide sufficient and adequate width and radii for a fifty five foot (55') long tractor semitrailer combination.
D. Surfacing: All open off street loading berths, access drives, aisles, and maneuvering spaces shall be improved in accordance with the village of Oak Brook public works construction standards.
E. Repair And Service: No storage of any kind nor motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted within any required loading berth.
F. Use: Space allocated to any off street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off street parking facilities or portions thereof.
G. Required Berths:
1. The minimum number of off street loading berths accessory to office uses hereafter erected, structurally altered or enlarged in all business and office-research-assembly districts shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Floor Area Of Establishments (Square Feet) | Required Number | |
5,000 to 25,000 | 1 | |
25,001 to 200,000 | 2 | |
For each additional 200,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof, over 200,000 square feet of gross floor area: 1 additional loading berth.
2. The minimum number of off street loading berths accessory to nonoffice uses hereafter erected, structurally altered, or enlarged in all business and office-research-assembly districts shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Floor Area Of Establishments (Square Feet) | Required Number | |
5,000 to 25,000 | 1 | |
25,001 to 40,000 | 2 | |
40,001 to 100,000 | 3 | |
For each additional 100,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof, over 100,000 square feet of floor area: 1 additional loading berth. (Ord. G-687, 10-23-2001; Ord. G-750, 6-8-2004)