18A.80.050 Loading and unloading.
A. Required Loading and Unloading Areas. Any building that is erected, enlarged or for which a change of use is proposed shall provide a minimum of one (1) off-street or off-alley loading area.
1. The minimum area required for commercial and industrial loading spaces is as follows:
a. Two hundred fifty (250) square feet for buildings of five thousand (5,000) to twenty thousand (20,000) GSF.
b. Five hundred (500) square feet for buildings of twenty thousand (20,000) to fifty thousand (50,000) GSF.
c. Seven hundred fifty (750) square feet for buildings in excess of 50,000 GSF.
d. Additional loading space shall be required of buildings based on the size, proposed use, potential uses, and location as deemed necessary by the Director.
2. Each loading space shall measure not less than ten (10) feet by twenty-five (25) feet and shall have an unobstructed height of fourteen (14) feet.
3. Each loading space shall be made permanently available for such purpose, and shall be surfaced, improved, maintained, and screened in accordance with this section and Chapter 18A.70 LMC, Article II, Landscaping.
4. Loading spaces shall be located adjacent to the building to be served and in such a manner that these spaces shall not encroach upon or interfere with areas reserved for off-street parking nor project into any public right-of-way or pedestrian area. Loading space or maneuvering areas shall be in addition to area required for off-street parking spaces.
5. Loading berths shall be located no closer than fifty (50) feet from any residential district, unless wholly enclosed within a building, or unless screened from such residential area by a wall or uniformly painted fence not less than six (6) feet in height and by Type V, solid barrier landscaping.
6. Space for loading berths may occupy all or any part of any required setback except for landscaping setback requirements as long as the loading berth is uncovered. A covered loading area shall comply with the minimum building setback requirements for the district.
7. If the site where such loading space is to be located abuts upon an alley, such loading space shall be accessed off the alley, unless alley dimensions and vehicle maneuvering turn radius prohibits such access.
B. Maneuvering Areas for Buildings with Loading Doors. Buildings that utilize dock-high loading doors shall provide a minimum of one hundred (100) feet of clear maneuvering area in front of each door. Buildings that utilize ground level service or loading doors shall provide a minimum of forty-five (45) feet of clear maneuvering area in front of each door. [Ord. 726 § 2 (Exh. B), 2019.]