Any hospital, institution, hotel, commercial or industrial building, or any building having a gross floor area of more than 5,000 square feet, or any business that is engaged in the retailing or wholesaling of merchandise requiring regular truck deliveries, shall provide off-street loading areas, in accordance with the following.
(A) The Planning Commission may determine that additional spaces are needed to provide for a high turnover business or other use. The minimum standards for the number of off-street loading spaces are:
Less than 5,000 square feet | No spaces required, but no truck loading or unloading on a public street |
5,000 – 20,000 square feet | 1 loading space |
20,000 – 40,000 square feet | 2 loading spaces |
Larger than 40,000 square feet | 1 additional loading space for each additional 25,000 square feet or fraction thereof |
(B) An off-street loading space shall be at least ten feet in width and 25 feet in length. The loading space shall no reduce the number of off-street vehicle parking spaces and shall not be within or partially within any public right-of-way or undedicated roadway for access to private property.
(C) Improvements and surfacing of the loading space(s) shall be the same as those of the other parking areas on the property. The Planning Commission may allow or require adjustments to established standards for good reason, but, at a minimum, shall require a durable and dust free surface that is properly drained and that will prevent the tracing of mud, dirt, gravel or other materials onto public streets.
(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 26.4)