Off-street loading regulations
(a) Applicability. No land shall be used or occupied and no structure shall be erected or used for nonresidential purposes in any zone unless the off-street loading spaces required herein are provided.
Off-street loading spaces as specified in this ordinance shall be provided for any enlargement or alterations to any such existing structure or use.
(b) Location. The off-street loading spaces required by this ordinance shall in all cases be on the same or contiguous 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 intended to satisfy the off-street parking requirements.
(c) Requirements. For each nonresidential use or structure of under 1,000 square feet of gross floor area in which commodities are sold, displayed, serviced, repaired, altered or fabricated as the principal use of the parcel or lot, one off-street loading space of at least 300 square feet in area shall be provided.
For each nonresidential use or structure of over 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or ground area in which commodities are sold, displayed, serviced, repaired, altered or fabricated as the principal use of the parcel or lot, one off-street loading space at least 450 square feet in area and having a minimum overhead clearance of at least 14 feet shall be provided.
Additional off-street loading spaces shall be required by the building inspection division when necessary to provide adequate area for off-street loading. Detailed plans for off-street loading space provisions and use shall be included in the application for site plan review.
Cross reference— Traffic and vehicles, ch. 74.