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ARTICLE 16. Off-Street Loading Facilities.
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<br /> Sec. 16.106. Purposes.
<br /> In order to alleviate progressively or to prevent traffic congestion
<br /> and shortage of curb spaces, off-street loading facilities shall be
<br /> provided incidental to new uses and major alterations and enlarge-
<br /> ments of existing uses. The number of loading berths prescribed
<br /> in this article or to be prescribed by the Zoning Administrator shall
<br /> be in proportion to the need for such facilities created by the par-
<br /> ticular type of use. Off-street loading areas are to be laid out in
<br /> a manner that will ensure their usefulness, protect the public safe-
<br /> ty, and where appropriate, insulate surrounding uses from their
<br /> impact.
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<br /> Sec. 16.101. Basic Requirements.
<br /> a. At the time of initial occupancy, major alteration, or enIarge-
<br /> ment of a site, or of completion of construction of a structure
<br /> or of a major alteration or enlargement of a structure, there
<br /> shall be provided off-street loading facilities for trucks in ac-
<br /> cord with the schedule of off-street loading berth requirements
<br /> in Sec. 16.102. For the purposes of this section the terms "major
<br /> alteration" or "enlargement" shall mean a change .of use or an
<br /> addition which would increase the number of lnading berths
<br /> required by not less than 10 per cent of the total number re-
<br /> quired The number of loading berths provided for a major
<br /> alteration or enlargement of a site or structure shall be in ad-
<br /> dition to the number existing prior to the alteration or enlarge-
<br /> ment, unless the pre-existing number is greater than the num-
<br /> ber prescribed in Sec. 16.102, in which instance the number in
<br /> excess of the prescribed minimum shall be counted in calculat-
<br /> ing the number provided to serve the major alteration or en-
<br /> largement.
<br /> 0. Off-street loading berths in addition to those prescribed in the
<br /> schedule of off-street loading berth requirements shall be pro-
<br /> vided if the Zoning Administrator finds that such additional
<br /> berths are necessary to ensure that trucks will not be loaded,
<br /> unloaded, or stored on public streets. A finding shall be based
<br /> on an investigation of the anticipated frequency of truck pick-
<br /> ups and deliveries and of the truck storage requirements of the
<br /> use for which the off-street loading berths are required.
<br /> c. If, in the application of the requirements c4 this section, a
<br /> fractional number is obtained, one loading berth shall be pro.
<br /> vided for a fraction of one-half or more, and no loading berth
<br /> shall be required for a fraction of less than one-half.
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<br />Sec. 16.102. Sche&ule of ,Off-street Loading Berth Requirements.
<br /> a. Commercial and industrial establishments including retail stores,
<br /> eating and drinking establishments, personal service establish-
<br /> ments, commercial service enterprises, warehouses, storage fac-
<br /> ilities, manufacturing plants, and other industrial uses: No
<br /> berths for less than 4,000 square feet gross floor area; one
<br /> berth for 4,000 to 29,999 square feet gross floor area; two berths
<br /> for 30,000 to 69,999 square feet gross floor area; three berths
<br /> for 70,000 to 120,000 square feet gross floor area; one addition-
<br /> al berth for each 100,000 square feet additional gross floor area.
<br /> b. Public and private business offices, professional and administra-
<br /> tire offices, hospitals, nursing homes, sanitariums, institutions,
<br /> hotels and motels: No berths for less than 10,000 square feet
<br /> gross floor area; one berth for 10,000 to 99,999 square feet
<br /> gross floor area; two berths for 100,000 to 199,000 square feet
<br /> gross floor area; three berths for 200,000 square feet and over.
<br /> c. Mortuaries: One berth for less than 5,000 square feet gross
<br /> floor area plus one additional berth for each additional 10,000
<br /> square feet gross floor area.
<br /> d. Any other use which requires the recurring receipt or distribu-
<br /> tion of goods or equipment by truck: One berth plus the number
<br /> of additional berths prescribed by the Zoning Administrator.
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<br />Sec. 16.103. Standards for Off. Street Loading Facilities.
<br />All off-street loading facilities, whether provided in compliance with
<br />Sec. 16.102. (Schedule of Off-Street Loading Berth Requirements), or
<br />not, shall conform with the regulations prescribed in Sec. 2.111,
<br />Screening and landscaping and with the folIowing standards:
<br /> a. Each loading berth shall be not less than 45 feet in length and
<br /> 12 feet in width and shall have an overhead clearance of not
<br /> less than 14 feet, except that for mortuaries, cemeteries, cnlum-
<br /> bariums, and crematories, a loading berth used exclusively for
<br /> hearses shall be not less than 24 feet in length and 10 feet in
<br /> width and shall have an overhead clearance of not less than
<br /> eight feet.
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<br /> b. Sufficient room for turning and maneuvering vehicles she
<br /> provided on the site, except that not more than one lot
<br /> space per site may be located sn as to necessitate backi
<br /> vehicle across a property line abutting a street. Alleys
<br /> used for maneuvering.
<br /> c. Each loading berth shall have unobstructed access from a s
<br /> or alley or from an aisle or drive connecting with a stre~
<br /> alley without moving another vehicle.
<br /> d. Entrances from and exits to street and alleys shaI1 be pro~
<br /> at lecations approved by the Director of Public Works.
<br /> e. The loa.ding area, aisles, and access drives shall be paved
<br /> to provide a durable, dustless surface and shall be so
<br /> and drained as to dispose of surface water without darnel
<br /> private or public properties, streets, or aReys.
<br /> f. Bumper rails shall be provided at locations prescribed b~
<br /> Zoning Administrator where needed for safety or to pr
<br /> property.
<br /> g. If the loading area is illuminated, lighting shall be deft,
<br /> away from abutting residential sites so as to cause no anm
<br /> glare.
<br /> h. A loading area shall not be located in a required front, sid
<br /> rear yard, but yards may be used for maneuvering.
<br /> i. No repair work or servicing of vehicles shall be conducted
<br /> loading area.
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<br />Sec. 16.104. Location ~f Off-Street Loading Facilities.
<br />Off-Street Loading facilities prescribed in Sec. 16.102, (Schedu
<br />Off-Street Loading Berth Requirements), shall be located or
<br />same site with the use for which the berths are required or c
<br />adjoining site in a district in which the use served by the off-s
<br />loading facilities is a permitted use.
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<br />Sec. 16.105. Additional Requirements and Exceptions.
<br />16.105.1. More Than One Use on a Site.
<br /> If more than one use is located on a site, the number of
<br /> lng berths provided shall be equal to the sum of the req
<br /> ments prescribed in this article for each use. If more that
<br /> use is located on a site and the gross floor area nf each u
<br /> less than the minimum for which loading berths are req~
<br /> but the aggregate gross floor area is greater than the mini:
<br /> for which loading berths are required, off-street Ioading b~
<br /> shall be provi.ded as if the aggregate gross floor area were
<br /> for the use requiring the greatest number ef loading bert]
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<br />I6.105.2. Off-Street L~ading Facilities to Serve One Use.
<br /> off-street loading facilities for one use shall not be consid
<br /> as providing required off-street loading facilities for any
<br /> use.
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<br />16.105.3. Reduction of Off-Street Loading Facilities.
<br /> No off-street loading facility shall be reduced in capacity
<br /> area without sufficient additional capacity or additional
<br /> being provided to comply with the regulations of this artic
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<br />Sec. 16.106. Existing Uses.
<br />No existing use of land or structure shall be deemed to be non
<br />forming solely because of the lack of off-street loading fact!
<br />prescribed in this article, provided that facilities being used for
<br />street loading on the effective date of this ordinance shall nc
<br />reduced in a capacity to less than the number of berths presci
<br />in this article or reduced in area to less than the minimum si
<br />ards prescribed in this article.
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<br />See. 16.10T. Designation of Off-Street Loading Facilities.
<br />When off-street loading facilities are provided, in complance
<br />the requirements of this article, on a site other than the sit,
<br />which the use to be served by the loading facilities is locate~
<br />indenture shall be recorded in the office of the County Reec
<br />designating the off-street loading facility and the use to be
<br />with legal descriptions of all sites involved, and certifying thai
<br />off-street loading facility shall not be used for any other pur
<br />unless the restriction is removed by resolution of the City Plan
<br />Commission. A~ attested copy of the recorded indenture sha]
<br />filed with the Zoning Administrator. Upon submission of saris
<br />ory evidence that other ~ff-street loading facilities have been
<br />vlded in compliance with the requirements of this article or
<br />the use has ceased or has been altered so as no longer to req
<br />the off-street loading facility, the Commission sba11 by resolu
<br />remove the restriction.
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