4.6.6. OFF-STREET LOADING AREAS.
A. Number of Required Off-Street Loading Spaces. The minimum number of off-street loading spaces, plus areas required for access and maneuvering, shall be provided pursuant to Table 4.6-6.
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Table 4.6-6 Required Off-Street Loading Spaces |
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Use Category |
Minimum Required Loading Spaces |
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Office, Lodging, Personal Services and Repair, and Retail |
1 space per 50,000 sf. of gross floor area or fraction thereof, up to a maximum requirement of 3 spaces |
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Other Non-Residential Uses |
1 space per 50,000 sf. of gross floor area or fraction thereof, up to a maximum requirement of 2 spaces |
Required Off-Street Loading Spaces
B. Exemptions. Developments meeting any of the following conditions shall be exempt from required off-street loading requirements:
1. Any use with less than 15,000 square feet of gross floor area.
2. Any lot in Subarea A.
3. Any use within the MU-FB, MU-TOD, and MU-R districts or the MU-OA-MS subdistrict.
C. Applicability to Existing Structures. Off-street loading requirements shall only apply to existing buildings when the gross floor area is increased by more than 50 percent. When the gross floor area is increased by more than 50 percent, the required loading spaces shall comply with Table 4.6-6 for both the existing building and the expansion.
D. Design and Use of Off-Street Loading Areas.
1. Location.
a. Off-street loading spaces shall be located on the same lot or parcel as the structure or use for which it is provided.
b. Trucks parked in a loading area shall not encroach into required parking spaces or building setbacks.
c. Parked trucks loading or unloading materials shall not block travel lanes in parking lots or fire lanes.
d. Any required off-street loading areas with more than two docking facilities shall not be located adjacent to any Residential zone district.
2. Maneuvering. In Subareas B and C, loading areas shall be designated to provide for truck backing and maneuvering on-site and not from or within the public rights-of-way.
3. Screening. Service and loading areas visible from a Residential zone district or a public right-of-way shall be screened pursuant to Section 146-4.7 (Landscape, Water Conservation, Storm water Management). (Ord. No. 2019-49 § 1, 08-19-2019)