(A) Intent and purpose. In order to prevent undue interference with public use of streets and alleys every manufacturing, storage, warehouse, department store, wholesale store, retail store, hotel, hospital, laundry, dairy, mortuary, and other uses similarly and customarily receiving or distributing goods by motor vehicle shall provide space on the premises for that number of vehicles that will be at the premises at the same time on an average day of full use.
(B) Additional to parking space. Loading space required under this section shall be provided as area additional to off-street parking space as required under § 153.100 and shall not be considered as supplying off-street parking space.
(C) Space requirements. There shall be provided adequate space for standing, loading, and unloading services not less than 12 feet in width, 25 feet in length, and 14 feet in height, open or enclosed, for all uses indicated in division (A) of this section, for uses listed in the following table, or for similar uses similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise.
Loading Spaces
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Floor Area | Number of Spaces |
Loading Spaces
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Floor Area | Number of Spaces |
Commercial/Retail/Office
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Each 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 space |
Hotels
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Each 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 space |
Wholesale and Storage
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First 2,000 square feet | None |
Next 50,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 space |
Each additional 100,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 space |
Manufacturing
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Each 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 space |
Funeral Homes
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First 5,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 space |
Each additional 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 space |
Hospitals/Medical Clinics
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First 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof | None |
Next 100,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 space |
Each additional 200,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 space |
Schools/Churches
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For each building | 1 space |
Other Uses
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For each building over 5,000 square feet | 1 space |
(D) Access. Access to a truck standing, loading and unloading space shall be provided from a public street or alley and the space shall be so arranged to provide sufficient off-street maneuvering space as well as adequate ingress and egress to and from a street or alley.
(E) Site requirements. Off-street loading spaces and access drives shall be paved, drained, lighted, and shall have appropriate bumper or wheel guards where needed. Any light used for illumination shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises and streets. Where off-street loading space adjoins or abuts a lot or premises used for residential, educational, recreational, or religious purposes, or abuts a residential district, there shall be provided a masonry wall or solid fence not less than six feet in height between the off-street loading space and the uses.
(Ord. 146, passed 3-2-1998; Ord. 225, passed 7-9-2013; Ord. 230, passed 12-9-2014; Ord., passed 8-10-2021) Penalty, see § 153.999