§ 13-7(d) — Off-street loading

Sec. 13-7(d). - Off-street loading.

(a) Off-street loading space will be provided for all commercial and industrial uses and any other use requiring bulk pickup or delivery and shall be designed according to the criteria listed in subsection (c) below. In no instance will loading or unloading of vehicles be allowed in a public right-of-way or in space provided to meet off-street parking requirements. (b) No building or part thereof heretofore erected, which is used for any of the purposes specified above, shall hereafter be enlarged or extended unless off-street loading space is provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (c) Design and maintenance: (1) Dimensions: Required off-street loading spaces shall not be less than ten (10) feet in width and shall have an obstructed vertical clearance of not less than fourteen (14) feet. The minimum length of loading spaces shall be fifty (50) feet. (2) Screening: If a loading space or maneuvering area related thereto abuts or is located within fifty (50) feet of a property zoned or used for residential purposes, or the residential portion of an approved planned unit development, such loading space or maneuvering area shall be screened from the view of such residential uses by a solid wall, barrier or fence of at least six (6) feet in height or a densely planted landscape screen consisting of evergreen shrubs or trees which shall be at least four (4) feet in height when planted and which can be expected to reach at least six (6) feet in height within three (3) years thereafter. Such screening shall be located along the lot line of the property where such loading space is located, and shall be maintained in good condition at all times. (3) Surfacing and drainage: Loading spaces and maneuvering areas related thereto shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete or other hard surface dustless material and be so constructed to provide for adequate drainage and prevent the release of dust. (4) Required number of loading spaces: a. Retail, service wholesale or institutional establishments in any zoning district shall provide a minimum of one (1) loading space for any such use with ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more of floor area plus one (1) additional space for each additional ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor are or fraction thereof. b. Manufacturing, processing, storage and distribution establishments located in the M-1 or M-2 industrial zoning districts shall provide a minimum of one (1) loading space for any such use with twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or more of floor area plus one (1) additional space for each additional twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.