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Zoning Ordinances › Article 4 — SITE › Division 1 — OFF-STREET

1. 1. General Applicability. On-premises space for standing, loading and unloading vehicles shall be provided for each use involving the receipt or distribution of goods. Compliance with the loading space regulations set forth herein shall be required in order to avoid interference with the public use of streets, alleys, parking areas, driveways, sidewalks, and other public areas.
2. 2. Change in Use and Intensity. Whenever use of a building, structure, or lot is changed, loading space shall be provided as required by this article for the new use, regardless of any variance which may have been in effect prior to change of use.
3. 3. Location a. Loading/unloading areas and docks shall be prohibited in the front yard or on any building side facing and directly visible from a public street. b. Loading/unloading operations shall not interfere with traffic on public streets or off- street parking. c. The vehicular path and turning radii to the loading area must be shown on the site plan to verify truck maneuverability for the largest truck intended to serve the use.
4. 4. Size. The size of all required loading/unloading spaces shall be at least ten (10) feet by fifty (50) feet or five hundred (500) square feet in area for office uses and at least ten (10) feet by seventy (70) feet or seven hundred (700) square feet in area for commercial and industrial uses, with a clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet in height. a. Surfacing and Drainage
   1. 1) Loading areas shall be hard-surfaced with concrete or plant-mixed bituminous material.
   2. 2) Loading areas shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of surface waters.
   3. 3) Surface water shall not be permitted to drain onto adjoining property, unless in accordance with an approved drainage plan.
   4. 4) Grading, surfacing, and drainage plans shall be subject to review and approval by the engineer.
5. 5. Storage and Repair. The storage of merchandise, sale of motor vehicles, storage of inoperable vehicles, or repair of vehicles is prohibited in required loading space.
6. 6. Central Loading. Central loading facilities may be substituted for individual loading spaces serving businesses on separate lots provided that all of the following conditions are fulfilled: a. Each business served shall have direct access to the central loading area without crossing streets or alleys. b. Total loading space provided shall meet the minimum requirements specified herein, in consideration of total floor area of all businesses served by the central loading space. c. No building served shall be more than three hundred (300) feet from the central loading area.
7. 7. Loading Space Requirements. The minimum number of loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following table. The Planning Commission may modify these requirements upon making the determination that another standard would be more appropriate because of the number or type of deliveries experienced by a particular business or use. Central Loading Institutional, Commercial and Office Uses Up to 5,000 sq. ft. GFA 1.0 space. 5,001-60,000 sq. ft. GFA 1.0 space, plus 1.0 space per each 20,000 sq. ft. GFA or fraction thereof 60,001 sq. ft. GFA and over 3.0 spaces, plus 1.0 space per each 50,000 sq. ft. GFA or fraction thereof Industrial Uses Up to 1,400 sq. ft. GFA 0 1,401-20,000 sq. ft. GFA 1.0 space 20,001-100,000 sq. ft. GFA 1.0 space, plus 1.0 space per each 20,000 sq. ft. GFA in excess of 20,000 sq. ft. or fraction thereof 100,001 sq. ft. GFA and over 5.0 spaces
8. 8. Screening. When required off-street loading in a nonresidential district is visible from public view or abuts a residential district, the off-street loading shall be screened by a solid, ornamental masonry wall at least six (6) feet in height above the grade elevation at the residential district line, in addition to the landscape requirements of Article 4, Division 3: Landscape Standards and Tree Replacement.
9. 9. Calculations. Required loading areas shall not be included in calculations for off-street parking space requirements.

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