(A) Loading berth; description. An off-street loading berth shall be a hard-surfaced area of land, open or enclosed, other than a street or a public way, used principally for the standing, loading, or unloading of motor trucks, tractors, and trailers so as to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets and alleys. A required loading space shall be not less than ten feet in width, 60 feet in length, and 14 feet in height, exclusive of access aisles and maneuvering space, except as otherwise specifically dimensioned hereafter.
(B) Location. No permitted or required loading berth 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 six feet in height. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within 25 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets. Loading berths open to the sky may be located in any required yard, other than the front yard.
(C) Measurement of berth. When determination of the number of required off-street loading berths results in a requirement of a fractional berth, any fraction up to and including ½ shall be disregarded, and fractions over ½ shall be interpreted as one loading berth.
(D) Surfacing. All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted macadam base, not less than seven inches thick, surfaced with not less than two inches of asphaltic concrete or some comparable all-weather dustless material.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77) Penalty, see § 159.999