Edison City Zoning Code
§ 37-60.4
Requirements for Off-Street Loading.
[1999 Code § 17.88.040]
a.
Unless otherwise specified by this section, off-street loading docks, bays and aisleways shall be permitted in side and rear yard areas.
b.
Minimum off-street loading space requirements shall be as follows:
1.
Industrial and wholesale operations shall demonstrate that the following requirements can be satisfied:
Area (square feet) | Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
0—7,500 | 0 |
7,500—40,000 | 1 |
40,000—100,000 | 2 |
100,000—160,000 | 3 |
Each 90,000 above 160,000 | 1 |
2.
Retail operation and all first-floor nonresidential uses with a gross floor area of more than three thousand (3,000) square feet and less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and all wholesale and light industrial operations with a gross floor area of less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet: one (1) loading space in accordance with the provisions of this section.
3.
Retail operation, including restaurant and dining facilities within hotels and office buildings, with a gross usable floor area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or more devoted to such purposes: one (1) loading berth for every twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor area.
c.
Waiver Provision. The Planning Board may waive up to fifty (50%) percent of the required off-street parking spaces and/or off-street loading for industrial, office and retail buildings if the applicant demonstrates through submission of employment records or other documentation that such spaces are not needed; provided, however, that an area equal to that required for the number of spaces waived is reserved at the site.