(a) Scope of application. Every building or structure erected and occupied for retail, industrial or other uses involving the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by vehicle shall provide a permanently maintained space for standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with public use of the streets, alleys, or required parking areas. Such off-street loading areas shall comply with the following standards in this section.
(b) Number of off-street loading spaces required. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided for commercial, and industrial uses in accordance with the table below. Loading spaces shall not conflict with or overlap with the area used for parking.
Gross Floor Area of Structure (in square feet) | Number of Required Loading Spaces |
0 - 10,000 | 0 |
10,000 - 50,000 | 1 |
50,001 - 100,000 | 2 |
100,001 - 200,000 | 3 |
200,001 - 400,000 | 4 |
Each additional 200,000 over 400,000 | 1 |
(c) General standards. Every loading space shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the standards and requirements set forth below.
(1) Location of required loading spaces. Loading spaces shall be located on the same lot as the building or structure to which they are accessory. No loading space shall be located in any required front yard, nor shall it permit any vehicle to extend into any front yard or across any lot line of a more restrictive district while being loaded or unloaded. No such space shall be closer than 50 feet to any other lot located in any Residence District, unless wholly within a completely enclosed building.
(2) Dimensions. No required loading space shall be less than 12 feet in width or 35 feet in length or have a vertical clearance of less than 14 feet.
(3) Access. Loading spaces shall be designed and arranged to provide access to a street or alley in a manner that will create the least possible interference with traffic movement and parking lot circulation. Access to and from loading spaces shall be approved by the Zoning Officer.
(4) Surface. All loading spaces shall be graded and provided with a durable and dustless hard surface of asphalt, Portland cement, concrete, or other suitable materials capable of withstanding 1,000 pounds per square inch (psi).
(5) Drainage. Individual stalls shall be graded to drain so as to dispose of all surface water within the parking area in accordance with the subdivision regulations. No surface water from parking areas shall accumulate or drain over a public sidewalk.
(6) Screening. All operations, material, and vehicles within any loading space that are visible from public streets or from residential uses shall be screened. The screening material, upon installation, shall be at least six feet in height, 100 percent opaque, and shall meet the requirements for screening as set forth in Chapter 1295, Screening and Landscaping.
(Ord. 17-2013, passed 9-24-2013)