A. General Requirements:
1. Location And Screening: All required loading berths, including outdoor refuse storage areas, shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served. All motor vehicle loading berths in a residence district or the O limited office district shall be screened by building walls, or a uniformly painted solid noncombustible fence, wall, or door, or densely planted mature shrubbery or any combination thereof, not less than six feet (6') in height. Loading berths and outdoor refuse storage areas in other districts which abut property in the aforementioned districts or are separated from such districts by a public right of way, shall likewise be screened from view from such abutting property and adjacent public right(s) of way. In all districts, no loading berths shall be located in a required front, corner side or side yard. Loading berths located in a rear yard may be open to the sky. (Ord. 03-2266, 10-27-2003)
2. Size: This ordinance provides for two (2) sizes of loading berths, short berths and long berths. The number of loading berths required, whether short or long berths, is identified in table 4-4 of this chapter. The vertical clearance of all berths shall be not less than fifteen feet (15'). The size of short and long loading berths shall conform to the following:
a. Short Berths: The size of berths, maneuvering aprons, and access aisles shall be as follows:
(1) Berth Size: Short berths shall have a minimum width of twelve feet (12') and a minimum length of thirty feet (30').
(2) Maneuvering Apron: A maneuvering apron of sixty feet (60') shall be provided.
(3) Access Aisles: A width of at least twelve feet (12') shall be provided for one-way aisles and twenty two feet (22') for two-way aisles.
b. Long Berths: The size of berths, maneuvering aprons and access aisles shall be as follows:
(1) Berth Size: Long berths shall have a minimum width of twelve feet (12') and a minimum length of fifty feet (50').
(2) Maneuvering Apron: A maneuvering apron of sixty feet (60') shall be provided.
(3) Access Aisles: A width of at least fourteen feet (14') shall be provided for one-way aisles and twenty four feet (24') for two-way aisles.
3. Access: Each required off street loading berth shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement, and shall be subject to approval by the code enforcement officer.
4. Surfacing: All open off street loading berths shall be paved with asphalt, concrete or other dustless all weather material capable of bearing a live load of two hundred (200) pounds per square foot.
5. Repair And Service: No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with loading facilities provided in any district, except that:
a. Emergency repair service necessary to start vehicles shall be permitted in all districts; and
b. Washing of accessory vehicles shall be permitted in the ORI district.
6. Utilization: Space allocated to any off street loading use shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirement for any off street parking facilities or portions thereof.
7. Central Loading: Central loading facilities may be substituted for loading berths on individual zoning lots provided the following conditions are fulfilled:
a. Each zoning lot served shall have direct access to the central loading area without crossing streets or alleys at- grade by means of a ramp or tunnel.
b. Total off-street loading berths provided shall meet the minimum requirements herein specified, based on the sum of the several types of uses served. (Area of types of uses may be totaled before computing number of loading berths.)
c. No zoning lot served shall be more than five hundred feet (500') removed from the central loading area.
d. The tunnel or ramp connecting a central loading area with the zoning lot served shall be not less than seven feet (7') in width and have a clearance of not less than seven feet (7').
8. Minimum Facilities: Uses for which off-street loading facilities are required herein, but which are located in buildings of less floor area than the minimum prescribed for such required facilities, shall be provided with adequate receiving facilities, accessible by motor vehicle off any adjacent alley, service drive, or open space on the same zoning lot.
B. Number And Type Of Loading Berths Required: The number and type of loading berths required shall conform to the requirements set forth on Table 4-4, below.
Table 4-4
SCHEDULE OF OFF-STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS
Use | Gross Floor Area (Square Feet) | No. Of Berths And Size* |
RESIDENTIAL | ||
Hotel, motel, dormitory, | 10,000 - 100,000 | One short |
fraternity, convalescent | each additional 100,000 | One short |
or nursing home and | ||
elderly housing | ||
Multi-family | 30,000 - 100,000 | One short |
each additional 200,000 | One short | |
COMMERCIAL | ||
Personal services, | 10,000 - 25,000 | Two short |
restaurants | 25,000 - 40,000 | Two long |
40,000 - 100,000 | Three long | |
each additional 200,000 | One long | |
Retail, wholesale | 5,000 - 10,000 | One short |
SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS | ||
Banks, civic buildings, | 10,000 - 100,000 | One short |
offices, business services | each additional 100,000 | One short |
up to 500,000 | One short | |
Hospitals | 10,000 - 100,000 | One short |
SCHOOLS | ||
Arena, stadium, | 10,000 - 20,000 | One short |
auditorium, convention | 20,000 - 100,000 | One long |
hall, amusement | each additional 100,000 | One long |
establishment | ||
Elementary, secondary, college or university | 10,000 - 100,000 each additional 100,000 | One short One short |
Theater | 10,000 - 25,000 each additional 50,000 | One short One short |
INDUSTRIAL | ||
Manufacturing, ware- | 5,000 - 10,000 | One short |
housing and research | 10,000 - 40,000 | One long |
and development | 40,000 - 100,000 | Two long |
each additional 100,000 | One long | |
TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNICATION** | ||
Air/bus/rail, | 10,000 - 40,000 | One short |
utilities, TV and | 40,000 - 100,000 | One long, one short |
radio studios | each additional 100,000 | One long |
Cartage and freight | 5,000 - 40,000 | One long |
facility | 40,000 - 100,000 | Two long |
each additional 100,000 | One long | |
* Berth (Loading Dock) Dimensions:
Short = 10 ft. wide x 35 ft. deep
Long = 12 ft. wide x 50 ft. deep
** Gross floor areas refer to buildings or structures on premises.
(Ord. 92-1855, 12-14-1992)