Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
when any building or structure is hereafter erected or structurally
altered to the extent of increasing the floor area by 25% or more
or any building is hereafter converted for the uses listed in Column
1 of the chart below, when such buildings contain the floor areas
specified in Column 2, accessory off-street loading spaces shall be
provided as required in Column 3 or as required in subsequent sections
of this article.
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Column 1
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Column 2
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Column 3
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|---|---|---|
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Use or Use Category
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Floor Area
(square feet)
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Loading Spaces Required
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Retail store, department store, restaurant,
wholesale house, warehouse, general service, manufacturing or industrial
establishment
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2,000-10,000
10,000-20,000
20,000-40,000
40,000-60,000
Each 50,000 over 60,000
|
1
2
3
4
1 additional
|
|
Apartment building, motel, hotel office or office
building, hospital or similar institution or place of public assembly
|
5,000-25,000
25,000-100,000
100,000-200,000
Each 100,000 over 200,000
|
1
2
3
1 additional
|
|
Funeral home or mortuary
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1 berth for each chapel
|
A.
The loading space requirements apply to all districts
but do not limit the special requirements which may be imposed in
the district regulations.
B.
The loading space requirements in this article do
not limit special requirements which may be imposed in connection
with conditional uses or special use exceptions.
C.
Under the provisions of Article XIX the Board of Adjustment may waive or reduce the loading space requirements whenever the character of the use is such as to make unnecessary the full provision of loading facilities, where provision is made for community loading facilities or where provision of loading space requirements is impractical under certain conditions for uses which contain less than 10,000 square feet of floor area.
Where a building is used for more than one use
or for different uses, and where the floor area used for each use
for which loading space is required is below the minimum for required
loading spaces but the aggregate floor area used is greater than such
minimum, then off-street loading space shall be provided as if the
entire building were used for that use in the building for which the
most spaces are required. In such cases, the Building Inspector may
make reasonable requirements for the location of required loading
spaces.
A.
Minimum size. For the purpose of these regulations,
a "loading space" is a space within the main building or on the same
lot, providing for the standing, loading or unloading of trucks, having
a minimum width of 12 feet and a minimum depth of 40 feet.
B.
Loading space for funeral homes. Loading spaces for
a funeral home may be reduced in size to 10 feet by 25 feet and vertical
clearance reduced to eight feet.
C.
Drainage and maintenance. Off-street loading facilities
shall be drained to eliminate standing water and prevent damage to
abutting property and/or public streets and alleys and surfaced with
erosion-resistant material in accordance with applicable county specifications.
Off-street loading areas shall be maintained in a clean and orderly
condition, at the expense of the owner or lessee, and not used for
sale, repair, dismantling or servicing of any vehicles, equipment,
materials or supplies.
D.
Entrances and exits. The location and design of entrances
and exits shall be in accord with applicable requirements of state
traffic regulations and standards.
