§ 440-28. Off-street loading regulations.

Off-street loading spaces accessory to uses permitted in the various use districts shall be designed in accordance with the following regulations and other applicable provisions of this chapter.

A. 

General provisions.

(1) 

Location.

(a) 

All proposed loading spaces shall be located on the same lot as the use served.

(b) 

No loading spaces for vehicles over two tons' capacity shall be closer than 30 feet to a residential district or use unless completely enclosed by building walls or by an approved and uniformly painted wall and/or fence not less than six feet in height.

(c) 

No loading space shall be located within 30 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets.

(d) 

No loading space shall be located in a required front yard, a transitional (buffer) yard or required open space area.

(e) 

Any loading space located in a required rear yard or side yard may be covered only by a well-maintained weatherproof covering.

(2) 

Size. Unless otherwise specified, a loading space shall be at least 65 feet long and 12 feet wide and shall have an area of at least 780 square feet, not including access drives, aisles or required maneuvering space.

(3) 

Access. Each off-street loading space shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street in a manner which will least interfere with pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

(4) 

Surfacing. All drives and loading spaces shall be paved and maintained with an impervious bituminous or concrete surface.

(5) 

Repair and service. Vehicle repair and/or service work shall not be performed and is not permitted in any required loading space in any district.

B. 

Specific provisions.

(1) 

Space allocated to off-street loading or access to off-street loading spaces shall not be used to satisfy the minimum requirements under this chapter for off-street parking.

(2) 

All required off-street loading spaces shall have access and maneuvering space adequate to ensure that any vehicle leaving the loading area shall be traveling in a forward direction onto any dedicated public street or across any public sidewalk.

(3) 

Business or industrial uses with a floor area of at least 5,000 square feet gross floor area shall be required to have one off-street loading space plus one additional space for each additional 40,000 square feet of floor area over the first 40,000 square feet of floor area.

(4) 

Business or industrial uses having less than 5,000 square feet gross floor area shall provide for adequate loading facilities by way of an approved adjacent service drive, street or alley.