(A) General.The number of off-street loading berths required by this section shall be considered as the absolute minimum and the developer shall evaluate his or her own needs to determine if they are greater than the minimum specified by this section. For the purposes of this section, an off-street loading berth shall have minimum plan dimensions of 12 feet by 25 feet with 14 feet overhead clearance with adequate means for ingress and egress. A loading space requirement may be modified or waived by the Board of Adjustment on application in the case of a bank, theater, assembly hall or other building of similar limited loading space requirements.
(B) Number of required off-street loading berths.
(1) For structures containing not more than 25,000 square feet of gross floor area, one berth shall be required.
(2) For structures containing 25,000 or more square feet of gross floor area, the number of berths specified in the table below shall be provided.
Square Feet of Gross Floor Area | Required Number of Berths |
25,000-40,000 | 2 |
40,000-100,000 | 3 |
100,000-160,000 | 4 |
160,000-240,000 | 5 |
240,000-320,000 | 6 |
320,000-400,000 | 7 |
(Ord. passed 7-1-1980; Res. R-2021-03, passed 6-24-2021)