A. Number and Size of Loading Areas Required:
1. Unless otherwise specified, a required off street loading berth shall be at least ten feet (10') in width by at least thirty-five feet (35') in length for short berths, and twelve feet (12') in width by at least fifty feet (50') in length for long berths, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space. Maneuvering aprons of appropriate width and orientation shall be provided and shall be subject to approval by the transportation director.
2. All loading areas shall have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen feet (14').
3. Off street loading facilities for new developments or for expansion of an existing development shall be provided at the rate specified for a particular use, or if multiple uses, at the rate of the uses combined, in Table 21A.44.070-A, "Off Street Loading Requirements". Regardless of the combination of uses, all buildings with a gross floor area over fifty thousand (50,000) square feet shall have a minimum of one (1) short berth.
Use | Gross Floor Area (Square Feet) | Number and Size of Berths |
Use | Gross Floor Area (Square Feet) | Number and Size of Berths |
Hotels, Institutions, and Institutional Living | 50,000 - 100,000 | 1 short |
Each additional 100,000 | 1 short | |
Office/Commercial | 50,000 - 100,000 | 1 short |
Each additional 100,000 up to 500,000 | 1 short | |
Retail | 50,000 - 100,000 | 1 long |
Each additional 100,000 | 1 long | |
Industrial | 25,001 - 50,000 | 1 long |
50,001 - 100,000 | 2 long | |
Each additional 100,000 | 1 long | |
Multi- Family Residential | # of Dwelling Units (Per Building) | Number and Size of Berths |
80-200 | 1 short | |
Greater than 200 | 1 additional short | |
B. Location and Design of Loading Areas:
1. All required loading berths shall be located on the same development site as the use(s) served.
2. No loading berth shall be located within thirty feet (30') of the nearest point of intersection of any two (2) streets.
3. No loading berth shall be located in a required front yard.
4. Each required loading berth shall be located and designed to:
a. Allow all required vehicle maneuvering and backing movements on-site;
b. Minimize conflicts with pedestrian, bicycle, and traffic movement or encroachments into any pedestrian walkway, bicycle lane, public right-of-way, and fire lane; and
c. Avoid the need to back into a public street while leaving the site to the maximum extent practicable, as determined by the planning director and the transportation director.
5. Landscaping and screening of all loading berths shall be provided to comply with the requirements of Subsection 21A.40.120, “Regulation of Fences, Walls, and Hedges”..
6. Where a loading berth is illuminated, the light source shall be shielded so that the light source is not directly visible from any abutting property or abutting private or public street.
7. All signs in loading areas shall comply with Chapter 21A.46, "Signs", and applicable provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
8. All required loading berths shall comply with the surfacing standards of the Off Street Parking Standards Manual. (Ord. 12-24, 2024: Ord. 67- 22, 2022)