(a) Every building used for any of the following purposes: manufacturing, storage, warehousing, department store, wholesale store, retail store, market, hotel, hospital, laundry, dry cleaner, dairy, mortuary and other uses similarly and customarily receiving or distributing goods by motor vehicle; shall provide space on the premises for loading purposes on the basis of the following regulations:
(1) At the discretion of Planning Commission every use referred to above and having over 5,000 square feet of gross floor area shall be provided with at least one truck loading and unloading space not less than twelve (12) feet in width, forty (40) feet in length, and fourteen (14) foot height clearance. One additional 20,000 square feet of gross floor area in the building.
(2) Access to truck loading and unloading space shall be provided directly from a public street or alley that will not interfere with public convenience and that will permit the orderly and safe movement of such trucks.
(3) Loading space as required under this section shall be provided as additional to the off-street parking spaces required and shall not be considered as supplying off-street parking space.
(4) Loading spaces shall not be oriented so as to be directly visible from the public street. In those instances where, due to unavoidable site conditions, the loading area is placed on the building front, a landscape screen approved by Planning Commission shall be provided.
(Ord. 173-2000. Passed 12-17-00.)