(a) In connection with every building, structure, or use hereafter erected (except one- and two-family dwelling units) an off-street loading zone must be provided. A dedicated alley may satisfy the requirement for off-street loading and unload.
(b) Loading zones must be a minimum of ten-feet by forty-feet, with a fourteen-foot height clearance.
(c) Loading zones cannot back out directly onto a public road.
(d) In the case of a mix of uses or a mixed-use building on one developed lot, the total requirements for loading zones is the sum of the various uses computed separately.
(e) All loading zones in the IB, Industrial Business, the I1, Light Industrial, and the I2, Heavy Industrial Districts must be located in the rear or interior side yard.
(f) Loading zones must be provided as follows:
Usable Floor Area (square feet) | Number of Loading Zone(s) Required
|
0 – 1,000 square feet | None |
1,001 – 20,000 square feet | 1 loading zone |
20,001 – 100,000 square feet | 1 loading zone, plus 1 for each 20,000 sq. ft. in excess of 20,001 sq. ft. |
100,001 square feet and greater | 5 loading zones, or more if needed in the opinion of the Planning Commission |
(g) The Planning Commission may modify or waive the requirement for a loading zone, upon determination that adequate loading space is available to serve the building/use, or that provision of such a loading zone is unnecessary for the use.
(Ord. 2023-01. Passed 2-7-23.)