Every building or part thereof erected or occupied for retail business, service, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, hotel or any other use similarly involving the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by vehicle, shall provide and maintain on the same premises, off-street loading space(s) in accordance with the following requirements:
(a) One (1) off-street loading space shall be provided and maintained on the same premises in the C-1, C-2, M-1, M-1-a, and M-2 Districts for every separate occupancy requiring delivery of goods and having a modified gross floor area of up to ten thousand square feet (10,000 s.f.) or fraction thereof, of floor area in the building.
(b) One (1) off-street loading space shall be provided and maintained on the same premises in the C-3 District for more than 5,000 and up to 15,000 square feet of floor area in a building. One additional off-street loading space shall be provided for each additional 15,000 square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor area so used.
(c) Each loading space shall not be less than ten feet (10') in width, forty feet (40') in length, exclusive of driveways, aisles, and other circulation areas, and a height of clearance of not less than fourteen feet (14').
(d) Such loading space shall not be located in the required front yard of the lot on which it is located. However, the loading space shall have unrestricted ingress and egress to a public right-of-way.
(e) No such space shall be closer than fifty feet (50') from any other lot located in any R District, unless wholly within a completely enclosed building or unless enclosed on all sides by a wall or uniformly painted solid board fence not less than six feet (6') in height.
(f) The surface of the loading space and its access drive shall be paved in accordance with Section 1183.09(e).