(a) A required off-street loading space shall be at least twelve feet wide by twenty- five feet in length for buildings less than 15,000 square feet in gross floor area, and each required loading space for a building of 15,000 square feet or more of floor area shall be not less than twelve feet wide by fifty feet in length. In all cases, off-street loading spaces shall be provided for a building or a group of buildings so that the length of the required space shall be in accordance with the usual size of the truck employed for loading or unloading. Each space shall have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen feet. The above areas shall be exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space.
(b) Schedule of requirements for off-street loading spaces.
Use | Gross Floor Area (Sq. Ft.) | Required Number of Spaces |
Retail stores all types | Up to 9,999 | One |
10,000 to 39,999 | Two | |
40,000 to 100,000 | Three | |
Each additional 50,000 | One additional space |
(c) Loading facilities shall be located on the same lot as the main building or use served, and located so that a walk used by the public will not be occupied by vehicles making deliveries. Each loading space shall be designed for direct access to a street or drive in- a manner which will least interfere with other traffic movements
(d) All parking and loading areas and drives shall be provided with three inch minimum asphalt or adequate concrete as specified. All parking and loading areas and drives shall provide adequate drainage so that all water is drained within the lot on which the parking area or drive is located in such manner that water shall not drain across other private property.
(1973 Code Section 151.26.)
(1973 Code Section 151.26.)