§ 10-9. Off-Street Loading.

A minimum number of off-street loading spaces are required to ensure adequate areas of loading for certain uses and developments. These regulations ensure that the appearance, layout and design of loading areas will function properly, provide safe usage and be consistent with that of off-street parking areas.

A.

Number of Off-Street Loading Spaces.

1.

Residential buildings shall meet the following standards:

a.

No loading spaces are required where there are less than ten (10) dwelling units in the building and the building lot abuts a local street.

b.

One loading space is required for all other buildings.

2.

Buildings where any portion of the floor area is in non-residential uses shall meet the following standards:

a.

No loading spaces are required for buildings with less than 10,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area; except

1)

Bar, food store, medical and dental laboratory, nightclub, research and development, restaurant, and free-standing fast food restaurant uses shall require one (1) loading space. The loading space required may be located in an abutting alley.

2)

Funeral home, manufacturing, motor vehicle sales agency, motor vehicle storage lot, and warehouse and freight movement and wholesale uses shall require one (1) loading space. The loading space required shall be located on the lot.

b.

One loading space is required for buildings with 10,000 sq. ft. or more, up to 60,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area.

c.

Two loading spaces are required for buildings with more than 60,000 gross sq. ft. of floor area.

B.

Size of Loading Spaces. Off-street loading spaces shall be at least thirty-five (35) feet long, eleven (11) feet wide and have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet. However, in commercial and industrial projects of more than one building, some of the loading spaces may be reduced in length to thirty (30) feet in length if one standard sized space per building is provided. The Planning Commission or Zoning Administrator may require longer spaces for uses where vehicles exceeding thirty-five feet in length are anticipated.

C.

Pavement. All off-street loading areas shall be surfaced with asphalt, bituminous or concrete material, clay, brick or concrete paving units, and maintained in a smooth, well graded condition.

D.

Accessibility. Each off-street loading space shall be directly accessible from a street or alley without crossing or entering any other off-street loading space. Loading spaces shall be accessible from the interior of the building it serves and arranged for safe and convenient ingress and egress by truck and truck and trailer combinations. In addition, loading spaces shall be designed so that no truck or trailer is required to back from such space directly onto a public right-of-way, except alleys.

E.

[Restrictions.] Off-street loading areas shall not be used for sales, outdoor storage, repair, dismantling or servicing of vehicles of any type.

F.

Changes in Use. When the use of a building or lot, or any portion thereof, is changed or enlarged, full compliance with the off-street loading regulations shall be required.

(Ord. of 5-2-2006(2))

(Ord. of 5-2-2006(2))