Off-street loading

A. No land shall be used or occupied and structures shall be erected or used for commercial or industrial purposes unless the off-street loading space required herein is provided. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided, subject to the requirements of this section, for any enlargement or alteration to any existing structure or use.
B. The off-street loading spaces required by this chapter shall be in all cases on the same lot or parcel of land as the use or structure they are intended to serve. In no case shall any required off-street loading space be part of an area used to satisfy the off-street parking requirements of this chapter. To the extent possible, loading areas shall be to the rear of any building.
C. For each commercial and industrial enterprise of over 2,500 square feet of gross floor area or ground area in which commodities are sold, displayed, serviced, repaired, altered, or fabricated as a principal use of the enterprise, there shall be at least one off-street loading space. For uses with more than 40,000 square feet of gross floor area, there shall be at least two off-street loading spaces. For uses with more than 80,000 square feet of gross floor area, there shall be at least three off-street loading spaces. Thereafter, there shall be at least one off-street loading space for each additional 40,000 square feet of gross floor area. Additional off-street loading spaces shall be required by the Zoning Enforcement Officer when necessary to provide adequate area for off-street loading. Accessory temporary lodging in the Commercial Recreational 2 Zoning District shall require a single off-street loading space appurtenant to the temporary lodging structure.
[Amended 9-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-10]
D. Each off-street loading space shall provide a minimum space of 60 feet in length, 14 feet in width, and 15 feet of vertical clearance.
E. Detailed plans for off-street loading space provisions shall be required before the issuance of any building permit.