§ 8176-7.2.3. Location and design.

Commercial and industrial parking areas with materials loading spaces shall be designed to accommodate access and circulation movement for on-site truck circulation.

a.

Location. Loading spaces shall be located on-site, outside of any required front or side setback, near the service entrance(s) to the building(s), and either to the rear or side of the building to alleviate unsightly appearances often created by loading facilities. Loading spaces shall also be located as far away as possible from residential land uses.

b.

Screening. See Section 8178-8 Landscaping and Screening.

c.

Dimensions. Spaces serving single-unit trucks and similar delivery vehicles shall be at least ten (10) feet wide, thirty (30) feet long, and fourteen (14) feet high. Spaces serving larger freight vehicles, including semi-trailer trucks, shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide, fifty-five (55) feet long, and fifteen (15) feet high.

d.

Maneuvering. A minimum of thirty (30) feet of maneuvering area for spaces serving single-unit trucks and similar delivery vehicles shall be provided. A minimum of fifty (50) feet of maneuvering area for spaces serving larger freight vehicles shall be provided. Maneuvering areas for loading spaces shall not conflict with parking spaces or with the maneuvering areas for parking spaces. All maneuvering shall be contained on-site.

e.

Driveways. Industrial developments shall include at least one driveway approach capable of accommodating a 48-foot wheel track turning radius.

f.

Safe Design. Loading spaces shall be designed and located to minimize intermixing of truck traffic with other vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic on site. Such facilities shall be located off the main access and parking aisles and away from all pedestrian pathways.

(Ord. No. 4492, § 4, 6-21-2016)