The minimum requirements for the number and size of loading berths are given below in Table 9-B. The requirements are based on the gross floor area of the building(s).
OFF-STREET LOADING BERTHS PER USE | ||
A | B | C |
Use | Gross Square Footage | Required Off-Street Loading Berths |
School | 10,000 to 100,000 Larger than 100,000 | 1 berth 1 berth plus 1 additional for each 50,000 sf |
Clinic, Hospital, Skilled Nursing Facility | 10,000 to 100,000 Larger than 100,001 | 1 berth 1 berth plus 1 additional for each 50,000 sf (exclusive of ambulance spaces) |
Office, hotel and motel, and other business or commercial use | 10,000 to 100,000 Larger than 100,001 | 1 berth 1 berth plus 1 additional for each 50,000 sf |
Place of assembly, meeting hall, auditorium, stadium, coliseum, theater, gymnasium, museum, convention center, and indoor recreation facility | 10,000 to 150,000 Larger than 150,000 | 1 berth 1 berth plus 1 additional for each 150,000 sf |
Industrial use | 1,000 to 10,000 10,001 to 50,000 50,001 to 100,000 Larger than 100,000 | 1 berth 2 berths 3 berths 3 berths and 1 additional berth for each 50,000 sf or fraction over 100,000 sf |
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Funeral homes and mortuaries | Up to 5,000 | 1 berth |
Larger than 5,001 | 1 berth and 1 additional for each 5,000 sf or fraction over 5,000 sf | |
Non-Listed Uses: | ||
Each loading space shall be sufficient in size and arrangement to accommodate trucks of the type servicing the establishment. Loading spaces shall be furnished according to the schedules in columns B and C. | Up to 15,000 15,001 to 30,000 Larger than 30,001 | 1 berth 2 berths 2 berths and 1 additional for each 30,000 sf over 30,000 sf |