(A) All retail, commercial and industrial structures shall provide and maintain off-street facilities for the loading and unloading of merchandise and goods within the building or on a suitably screened lot adjacent to a private service drive.
(B) At least one-half of such loading spaces shall have a minimum dimension of ten feet by 40 feet and the remaining spaces shall have a minimum dimension of ten feet by 20 feet.
(C) Loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule.
(1) For all retail, commercial and industrial uses.
Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in Structure | Minimum Required Spaces or Berths |
0 to 10,000 | None |
10,000 to 50,000 | 1 |
50,000 to 100,000 | 2 |
100,000 to 200,000 | 3 |
Each additional 100,000 | 1 additional |
(2) For all hotels, office buildings, restaurants and similar establishments.
Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in Structure | Minimum Required Spaces or Berths |
0 to 50,000 | None |
50,000 to 150,000 | 1 |
150,000 to 300,000 | 2 |
300,000 to 500,000 | 3 |
500,000 to 1,000,000 | 4 |
Each additional 500,000 | 1 additional |
(D) Loading docks for any establishment which customarily receives goods between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. and is adjacent to a residential use or district shall be designed and constructed so as to fully enclose the loading operation, in order to reduce the effects of the noise of the operation on adjacent residences.
(E) Where adjacent to residential uses or districts, off-street loading areas shall be screened from view of the residential use or district.
(1998 Code, App. A, § 40-57)