Off-street loading requirements.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 59-10700
in effect§ 59-10700. - Off-street loading requirements.
10700.1. Off-Street Loading Space Required. Every industrial, commercial and civic building hereafter erected or expanded shall provide space, as indicated herein, for loading and unloading of vehicles. The number of off-street loading spaces required by this article shall be considered the absolute minimum, and the owner/applicant shall evaluate his/her own needs to determine if they are greater than the minimum specified by this article.
10700.2. Size of Off-Street Loading Spaces. All off-street loading spaces shall have the minimum dimensions of 12 feet by 60 feet, and 15 feet overhead clearance. In no case shall required off-street loading spaces encroach upon any required off-street parking space or into the public right-of-way. No maneuvering shall be permitted in the public right-of-way.
10700.3. Design of Loading Spaces. Off-street loading spaces shall be designed so that vehicles shall maneuver entirely within the property lines of the premises and not in the public right-of-way. Unenclosed off-street loading areas shall be permanently paved with hard-surfaced pavement. A six-inch header curb must also be constructed to separate a loading area from a public right-of-way.
10700.4. Time Requirements. Where the Traffic and Transportation Commission approves an on-street loading zone, that zone cannot be used between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., and 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. each weekday. Semi-tractor trailer trucks cannot use a designated on-street loading zone between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
10700.5. Loading Violations. Violators of this article will be subject to the enforcement of procedures listed in Section 32-310, "Negligent Parking," of the Oklahoma City Municipal Code.
10700.6. Exemptions to Off-Street Loading Requirements.
A. An applicant with less than two loading spaces, as required in this article, may utilize the public street for maneuvering space if the maneuvering is performed on either a local or collector street segment. Said street segment shall exist entirely within an industrial zoned area and shall not connect with other segments of the same street or other streets that traverse through non-industrial zoned areas. Any applicant may appeal the loading space requirements in this article to the Public Works Director if he can verify that those requirements are excessive due to other factors such as railroad access, air freight storage next to airports, waterway access, etc.
B. In the DBD, DTD-1 and DTD-2 Districts, no off-street loading is required. However, that within these districts, the applicant may apply to the Traffic and Transportation Commission for a street loading zone that does not impede a moving lane of traffic.
10700.7. Screening of Off-Street Loading. Requirements for the screening of off-street loading areas are found in Article XI, Landscaping and Screening Regulations.
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH59ZOPLCO_ARTXOREPALOAC_S59-10700ORELOREFetched: 10/28/2026