§ 10-1011. Loading and unloading areas.

A.

Subject to subsection E. of this section, whenever the normal operation of any use requires that goods, merchandise, or equipment be routinely delivered to or shipped from that site, a sufficient off-street loading and unloading area shall be provided in accordance with this section to accommodate the delivery or shipment operations in a safe and convenient manner.

B.

The loading and unloading area must be of sufficient size to accommodate the numbers and types of vehicles that will use this area, given the nature of the use. Each loading area intended for a semi-tractor trailer shall have a minimum dimension of twelve (12) feet by fifty-five (55) feet and overhead clearance of fourteen (14) feet from the driveway or street grade. The following table indicates the number of spaces required by the floor area of the building. However, the zoning administrator may require more or less loading and unloading area if reasonably necessary to satisfy the foregoing standard.

Loading Space Requirements

Floor Area of Building (in square feet)	Number of Spaces
1,000—19,000	1
20,000—79,999	2
80,000—127,999	3
128,000—191,000	4
192,000—255,999	5
256,000—319,999	6
320,000—391,999*	7

 

* Plus one (1) loading space for each additional seventy-two thousand (72,000) square feet of floor area or the fraction thereof.

C.

Loading and unloading areas shall be located and designed so that the vehicles intended to use such areas can maneuver safely and conveniently to and from public rights-of-way, and complete the loading and unloading operations without obstructing or interfering with any public rights-of-way, parking space, parking lot aisle, drive-through lane, or pedestrian access.

D.

No area allocated to loading and unloading facilities may be used to satisfy the area requirements for off-street parking, nor shall any portion of any off-street parking area be used to satisfy the area requirements for loading and unloading facilities.

E.

No area allocated to loading and unloading facilities shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any lot in a residential district unless wholly within a completely enclosed building or unless enclosed on all sides by a wall or uniformly painted board fence not less than six (6) feet in height.

F.

Loading and unloading facilities shall be located at the side or rear of the primary structure and screened from all public rights-of-way. (7-7-05.)