[Amended May 1992 ATM by Art. 38, approved 10-1-1992]
No land shall be used or occupied and no structure shall be
erected or used for nonresidential purposes in any use district requiring
the loading and unloading of goods unless off-street loading spaces
are provided. Further, for each nonresidential use or structure with
a gross floor area of 30,000 square feet or less in which commodities
are sold, displayed, serviced, repaired, altered or fabricated as
the principal use of the parcel or lot, one off-street loading bay
shall be provided, with an additional loading bay for each additional
50,000 square feet of floor area, except that additional off-street
loading bays shall be required by the Inspector of Buildings when
necessary to provide adequate area for off-street loading.
[Amended May 1992 ATM by Art. 38, approved 10-1-1992]
Each such loading bay shall have minimum dimensions of 45 feet
by 14 feet and 14 feet in height and may be located either within
a building or outside and adjoining an opening in the building. Every
part of such off-street loading bay shall be located completely off
the street. In case trucks, trailers or other vehicles larger than
the dimensions of the minimum requirements habitually service the
building in question, additional space shall be provided so that such
vehicles park or stand completely off the street.
[Amended May 1992 ATM by Art. 38, approved 10-1-1992]
Each loading bay shall be developed as follows:
A.
Vehicles using the loading bay shall have vehicular access to a street,
driveway or vehicular aisle without the need of moving any other vehicle,
or without obstructing any driveway or vehicular aisle.
B.
Such area, where subject to wheeled traffic, shall be smoothly graded,
properly drained and treated with bituminous or other all-weather
hard surface.
C.
Where such area abuts a residential district, it shall not be located
within five feet of the lot line, and a wall or fence of solid appearance
or a tight evergreen hedge having a height of no less than five feet
shall be erected and maintained between such area and the property
in the residential district.
D.
Any light used to illuminate said loading bay shall be so arranged
as to reflect light away from adjoining premises and streets.
There shall be filed with every application for a construction
permit a plan showing provisions for any off-street loading bays and
use before the issuance of any building permit.
