Off-street loading spaces

• (a) Number required. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided and maintained by the owner of the property for each building, structure or use which shall be established, erected or enlarged for any business or industrial purpose in accordance with the following schedule:

  Building Floor Area (square feet)	Loading Spaces
  Up to 8,000	1
  8,000 to 25,000	2
  25,000 to 40,000	3
  40,000 to 100,000	4
  100,000 to 250,000	5
  Each additional 200,000	1

Where it can be demonstrated and with the approval of the planning commission or the department of planning and development that one or more uses may be generating a demand for loading spaces primarily during periods when other uses are not in peak operation, the total number of required loading spaces may be reduced to equal the peak loading number of spaces.

• (b) Exemption. No off-street loading spaces shall be required for any building or structure used exclusively for office occupancy.

• (c) Dimensional requirements. An accessory off-street truck loading space shall have a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum length of 25 feet and minimum clear height of 16 feet. Aisles and driveways serving access to loading areas shall have the same minimum width and clear height. Where large vehicles (i.e., tractor trailers) are anticipated delivering to the site, the department of planning and development may require larger spaces and on-site turning areas to accommodate the trucks as per the latest standard promulgated by the institute of traffic engineers.

(Ord. No. 98-7, 5-11-1998; Ord. No. 17-11, § 4, 6-26-2017)

Cross reference— Streets and sidewalks, ch. 17.