Loading and unloading facilities shall be provided prior to occupancy of every nonresidential building hereafter erected, altered, or to be occupied by a new user, and shall be maintained as long as such building is occupied or unless equivalent facilities are provided in conformance with the regulations of this chapter.
(a) The Zoning Administrator may waive loading/unloading requirements based on the character of the proposed use or the impracticality of adding loading/unloading docks to existing buildings.
(b) All loading spaces shall be located on the same lot as the use served, in a manner that enables the orderly and safe movement of trucks and no part of any required yard, off-street parking area, nor access drive thereto, shall be used for loading or unloading purposes, except that the Zoning Administrator may allow two or more uses to cooperatively provide off-street loading/unloading spaces, subject to the assurance of permanent availability.
(c) Off-street loading spaces shall not be used for repair or servicing of motor vehicles.
(d) Each required off-street loading/unloading space shall be designed for direct vehicular access by means of a driveway, or driveways, to a public street, provided, however, that loading/unloading shall not be from the public right of way except in situations of existing commercial facilities in the C-4 District where no other opportunity for loading/unloading exists.
(e) When a building includes a combination of uses as set forth in this section, the required number of loading spaces will be the sum of the required loading spaces for each use. In no case shall the development be required to provide in excess of 5 loading spaces.
(f) Classification of Loading Spaces. A loading space shall consist of a rectangular area of one or more of the following classes:
(1) Class A: An area at least fourteen feet by fifty-five feet having a vertical clearance of fifteen feet or more, plus adequate area for ingress and egress.
(2) Class B: An area at least twelve feet by thirty feet having a vertical clearance of fifteen feet or more, plus adequate area for ingress and egress.
Activity or Use | Number of Spaces by Class | |
Industrial, Manufacturing and Warehousing | ||
15,000 square feet or less | 1 | Class B space |
Greater than 15,000 square feet | 2 | Class A space |
Office Uses | ||
Less than 8,000 square feet | None | |
Greater than 8,000 square feet | 1 | Class B space |
Retail and Restaurant Uses | ||
Less than 3,000 square feet | None | |
3,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet | 1 | Class B space |
10,001 square feet to 40,000 square feet | 1 | Class A space |
40,001 square feet or more | 2 | Class A spaces |
All Other Nonresidential Uses | ||
Less than 3,000 square feet | None | |
3,000 square feet or more | 1 | Class B space |
(Ord. 2018-009. Passed 5-7-18.)