ARTICLE 15. GENERAL OFF-STREET LOADING STANDARDS
10-1-1501: LOADING SPACES REQUIRED:
Every hospital, institution, hotel, commercial or industrial building shall provide the following loading spaces:
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Total Square Feet of Floor Area |
Loading Spaces Required |
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1. |
Office Buildings, Hospitals Hotels, Institutions |
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10,000 - 50,000 |
1 |
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50,001 - 100,000 |
2 |
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100,001 - and over |
3 |
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2. |
Restaurants |
1 |
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3. |
Industrial Buildings and other Commercial Buildings |
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3,000 - 15,000 |
1 |
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15,001 - 40,000 |
2 |
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40,001 - and over |
3 |
[Formerly numbered Section 31-178; Renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2306.]
10-1-1502: LOADING SPACE DIMENSIONS:
Loading spaces shall be at least 300 square feet in area and shall have at least 14 feet of vertical clearance, except that the vertical clearance may be reduced when authorized by the Building Director. [Formerly numbered Section 31-179; Renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2930, 2306.]
10-1-1503: LOCATION OF AND ACCESS TO LOADING SPACES:
Loading spaces shall be so located and designed so that it shall not be necessary for vehicles using such space to back into a street. All loading spaces shall have a minimum depth of 30 feet from the property line when adjacent to a street.
Loading areas in commercial and industrial zones may not be located in any required front, street or interior side or rear yard. Loading areas in buildings of greater than 50,000 square feet in commercial and industrial zones must be separate from all required parking spaces and from travel lanes for parking areas. [Formerly numbered Section 31-180; Amended by Ord. No. 3297, eff. 8/15/92; 3058, 2598.]