Off-street loading requirements
A. Off-street loading specifications:
1. For each nonresidential use of structure under 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or ground area in which commodities are sold, displayed, repaired, serviced, fabricated or altered as the principal use of the land or buildings; off-street loading space of no less than 300 square feet of area shall be provided.
2. For each use of over 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or land area devoted to such use, one off-street loading space at least 60 feet in length and 12 feet in width shall be provided with a minimum overhead clearance of no less than 14 feet.
3. Additional off-street loading space may be required by the planning board when deemed necessary to provide adequate off-street loading space to serve the intended use.
B. Location of off-street loading space: Required off-street loading space shall be on the site of the principal use or on a contiguous site and shall be designed to prevent intrusion of loading or unloading vehicles into any street or sidewalk during loading or unloading. In no case shall any of the required off-street loading space be part of the area used to fulfill the off-street parking requirement associated with the intended use of the land or structure.