1111.11 LOADING STANDARDS.
(a) The requirements for commercial off-street loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the following standards for any new structure which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar commercial vehicles.
(1) All required loading berths shall be located on the same lot as the use served.
(2) Loading facilities shall not be located within 200 feet of a residential structure unless the loading facility is being installed within a mixed-use structure.
(3) No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within fifty (50) feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two (2) streets.
(4) All off-street loading berths shall be surfaced with concrete or other appropriate material meeting the durability requirements.
(5) Every building having over 5,000 square feet of gross floor area shall be provided with at least one (1) truck loading and unloading space, not less than twelve (12) feet in width, forty (40) feet in length and with fourteen (14) feet clearance. An additional truck space of these dimensions shall be provided for every additional 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor area in the building.
(6) Loading areas may not be located closer to a street or road than the primary structure, with the exception of loading areas on through-lots. Loading areas facing a public street or road on a through-lot must be fully shielded through screening or landscaping.
(7) Access to truck loading and unloading spaces shall be provided directly from a public street or alley or from any right of way that will not interfere with public convenience and that will permit the orderly and safe movement of such trucks.
(8) Loading space as required under this section, shall be provided as an area additional to off- street parking spaces required and shall not be considered as supplying off-street parking space.
(Ord. 081-2023. Passed 10-3-23.)