Off-street loading spaces accessory to designated uses shall be provided as follows.
(A) Location.
(1) All required loading spaces shall be located on the same lot as the use served. All motor vehicle loading spaces which abut a residential district or an intervening alley separating a residential district from a commercial or industrial district shall be completely screened therefrom by building walls, or a uniformly painted solid fence, wall, or door, or any combination thereof, not less than eight feet nor more than ten feet in height.
(2) No permitted or required loading space shall be located within 40 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets.
(3) No loading space shall be located in a required front or side yard adjoining a street, and any loading space located in a required rear yard shall be open to the sky.
(B) Area. Unless otherwise specified, a required off-street loading space shall be at least 12 feet in width by at least 35 feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.
(C) Access. Each required off-street loading space shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement.
(D) Surfacing. All open off-street loading spaces shall be improved with a compacted base and a permanent wearing surface as approved by the County Engineer.
(E) Repair and service. No motor vehicle regular work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with loading facilities.
(F) Utilization. Space allocated to any off-street loading space shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.
(G) Off-street loading space requirements.
(1) The minimum number of off-street loading spaces accessory to non-residential uses in agriculture, residence, and commercial districts shall be one loading space for buildings containing 10,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional loading space for each additional 100,000 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof.
(2) (a) The minimum number of off-street loading spaces accessory to uses in industrial districts shall be in accordance with the following schedule.
Floor Area of Establishments | Required Number | Required Size | Minimum Clearance |
5,000 to 10,000 | 1 | 10 feet x 35 feet | 12 feet |
10,000 to 25,000 | 2 | 10 feet x 35 feet each | 12 feet |
25,000 to 40,000 | 2 | 12 feet x 50 feet each | 14 feet |
40,000 to 100,000 | 3 | 12 feet x 50 feet each | 14 feet |
(b) For each additional 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, or major fraction thereof, over 100,000 square feet of gross floor area, one additional loading space, such additional loading space shall be at least 12 feet in width by 50 feet in length.
(Prior Code, 7 TCC 1-19(d))