A. Required Loading Spaces in Certain Zones. In the C-R, C-C, C-S, M, and BP zones, every new building and every building enlarged by more than five thousand square feet of gross floor area that is to be occupied by a manufacturing—heavy establishment; manufacturing—light establishment; warehousing, storage, and distribution facility; retail sales; eating and drinking establishment; general market; hotel; hospital; funeral parlor and interment service; or other use similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles or trucks of material or merchandise, shall provide off-street loading and unloading areas as follows:

B. Reduction in Number of Loading Spaces Required. The loading space requirement may be waived by director’s action if the director finds that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that, due to the nature of the proposed use, such loading space will not be needed.

C. Additional Loading Spaces Required. The required number of loading spaces may be increased to ensure that trucks will not be loaded, unloaded, or stored on public streets. Such requirement shall be based on the anticipated frequency of truck pick-ups and deliveries and of the truck storage requirements of the use for which the on-site loading spaces are required.

D. Loading Space Location. All required loading berths shall be located on the same site as the use served. No loading berth for vehicles over two-ton capacity shall be closer than fifty feet to any property in a residential district unless completely enclosed by building walls, or a uniformly solid fence or wall, or any combination thereof, not less than six feet in height. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within twenty-five feet of the nearest point of any street intersection.

E. Minimum Size. Each on-site loading space required by this section shall not be less than ten feet wide, twenty-five feet long, and fourteen feet high, exclusive of driveways for ingress and egress, maneuvering areas and setbacks. The minimum size requirement may be modified by director’s action if the director finds that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that, due to the nature of the proposed use, such size will not be needed.

F. Driveways for Ingress and Egress and Maneuvering Areas. Each on-site loading space required by this section shall be provided with driveways for ingress and egress and maneuvering space of the same type and meeting the same criteria required for on-site parking spaces. Truck-maneuvering areas shall not encroach into required parking areas, travelways, or street rights-of-way. This requirement may be modified by director’s action if the director finds that sufficient space is provided so that truck-maneuvering areas will not interfere with traffic and pedestrian circulation. (Ord. 1650 § 3 (Exh. B), 2018)