§ 30-144. Off-street loading design and maintenance

(a) Location. All required loading or unloading into or out of trucks in excess of three-quarters ton capacity shall be conducted at facilities specifically designed or designated for that purpose. These facilities shall be located upon the zoning lot of the principal use requiring them. All berths beyond one shall be separate from areas used for off-street parking.

(b) Access. Each required off-street loading berth shall be so designed as to avoid undue interference with other vehicular access or use of public streets, alleys or other public transport system.

(c) Surfacing. All off-street loading facilities, including loading berths and maneuvering areas, shall be surfaced with a hard, all-weather, dustfree, durable surfacing material and shall be well drained and landscaped and shall be maintained in a sightly and well-kept condition.

(d) Landscaping and screening. All loading, parking and driveway areas shall be screened from view from the property street frontages and/or from the zoning district boundary when the adjacent property or property across the street frontage or side street frontage is zoned or used for residential purposes. Such screening shall be in conformance with the standards set in article XIX of this chapter.

(e) Design. Fifty percent of the required number of truck berths shall be 55 feet in length, 12 feet in width and 15 feet in height. All loading areas shall consist of a maneuvering area, in addition to the berth, and shall not use any of that portion of the site containing parking stalls. Maneuvering areas shall be of such size as to permit the backing of truck tractors and coupled trailers into a berth, without blocking the use of other berths or drive or maneuvering areas.

(Code 1975, § 408:04; Ord. No. 249, § 1, 7-10-97)