1131.02 OFF-STREET LOADING BERTHS.

   (a)   All nonresidential uses as described herein shall have a minimum number of off- street loading berths of dustproof surface as prescribed below:

       (1)    All uses generally permitted in the LB, GB, or CB Districts, whether located in a B or M District shall have one berth for the first 3,000 to 15,000 square feet of total gross floor area, and an additional berth for each additional 25,000 square feet, or fraction thereof, of total gross floor area.

         (Ord. 98-10. Passed 8-16-99.)

      (2)   All uses generally permitted in the LM or GM Districts shall require one loading berth for 15,000 square feet or less of total floor area, two berths for 15,000 to 40,000 square feet of total gross floor area, three berths for 40,000 to 100,000 square feet and one additional berth for each 40,000 square feet or fraction thereof, above 100,000 square feet of total gross floor area.

      (3)   All special uses shall have the same requirements as an industrial use.

   (b)   Each loading berth shall be at least twelve feet by forty-five feet in size with a minimum of fourteen feet height clearance.

   (c)   All loading berths shall be so designed and constructed so that all maneuvering can take place entirely within the property lines of the premises. Such loading berth shall be so located as not to hinder the free movement of pedestrians and vehicles over a sidewalk, street, road, highway or deeded right-of-way.

   (d)   "Loading berth" means an off-street, off-alley area designed or used to load or unload goods.
(Ord. 113-9. Passed 1-17-94.)