(a) In all districts, one or more loading berths or other space shall be provided for standing, loading and unloading operations, either inside or outside a building and on the same or adjoining premises, with every building or structure hereafter erected or enlarged, in accordance with the following table.
(b) A loading berth shall have the minimum plan dimensions of 12 feet by 45 feet and 14 feet overhead clearing, plus necessary access space. A loading space need not necessarily be a full berth but shall be sufficient to allow normal loading and unloading operations of a kind and magnitude appropriate to the premises served thereby. The Zoning Officer shall determine the sufficiency of loading space, but, in no case, shall the use of such space hinder the free movement of vehicles and pedestrians over a street, sidewalk or alley.
Use Classification | Required Loading Space |
Use Classification | Required Loading Space |
(a) Retail operation (including restaurant and dining facilities within hotels and office buildings) with a gross floor area over 20,000 square feet | 1 berth for each 20,000 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof |
(b) Retail operations and all ground floor non-residential uses with a gross floor area less than 20,000 square feet; wholesale and industrial operations with a gross floor area less than 10,000 square feet | A loading space (not necessarily a full berth) as defined above in this section |
(c) Office building, hospitals and hotels with a gross floor area of 100,000 square feet or more | 1 berth for each 100,000 square feet of floor area or major fraction thereof |
(d) Manufacturing, wholesale and storage operations with a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or over as follows: | |
Square Feet | Number of Berths |
10,000 - 40,000 | 1 |
40,000 - 100,000 | 2 |
100,000 - 160,000 | 3 |
160,000 - 240,000 | 4 |
240,000 - 320,000 | 5 |
For each additional 90,000 | 1 additional |
Any building with a gross floor area over 20,000 square feet not specifically mentioned herein which requires the receipt or distribution of materials by vehicles | 1 |
(e) Any building with a gross floor area over 20,000 square feet not specifically mentioned herein which requires the receipt or distribution of material by vehicles | 1 berth |
(Ord. 5745, approved 4-16-1998; Ord. 5870, approved 5-16-2002)