Hiawatha City Zoning Code
165.36 OFF-STREET
LOADING.
1. General Requirements.
A. Location. All required loading berths shall be located on the same lot as the use served. All motor vehicle loading berths which are within or abut a Residential District or intervening alley shall be completely screened therefrom by building walls or by a uniformly painted solid fence, wall, or door, or any combination thereof, not less than 8 feet in height. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within 30 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets. No loading berth shall be located in a required front or side yard.
B. Size. Unless otherwise specified, a required off-street loading berth shall be at least 12 feet in width by at least 35 feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least 15 feet.
C. Access. Each required off-street loading berth shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement, and shall meet standard City Engineering specifications. All driveways servicing off-street loading berths shall be in accordance with applicable City driveway standards.
D. Utilization. Space allocated to any off-street loading use shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.
E. Central Loading. Central loading facilities may be substituted for loading berths on individual lots, provided the following conditions are fulfilled:
(1) Each lot served shall have direct access to the central loading area without crossing streets or alleys at grade.
(2) Total off-street loading berths provided shall meet the minimum requirements herein specified based on the sum of the several types of uses served.
F. Minimum Facilities. Uses for which off-street loading facilities are required herein, but which are located in buildings of less floor area then the minimum prescribed for such required facilities, shall be provided with adequate receiving facilities accessible to motor vehicle off any adjacent alley, service drive, parking lot, or open space located on the same lot.
2. Specific Requirements. The minimum amount of off-street loading or unloading space to be provided is shown on the following pages:
A. Residence Districts | Gross Floor Area | Minimum Number of Berths Required | Minimum Size of Berths | |
A. Residence Districts | Gross Floor Area | Minimum Number of Berths Required | Minimum Size of Berths | |
(1) | Multi-family dwellings, rooming houses | 20,000 sq. ft. to 200,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
Each additional 200,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
(2) | Health, medical, institutional uses | 10,000 sq. ft. to 100,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
Next additional 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
(3) | Educational, cultural, religious institutions | 10,000 sq. ft. to 200,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
Each additional 200,000 sq. ft. or fraction up to 500,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
(4) | Recreational and social | 10,000 sq. ft. to 100 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft or fraction up to 500,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
Each additional 500,000 sq. ft or fraction | 1 | 12' x 55' | ||
(5) | Planned Unit Development | As required by individual uses | 1 | 12' x 35' |
(6) | All other non-residential uses | 10,000 sq. ft. to 100,000 sq. ft | 1 | 12' x 35' |
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
B. Commercial Districts | Gross Floor Area | Minimum Number of Berths Required | Minimum Size of Berths | |
B. Commercial Districts | Gross Floor Area | Minimum Number of Berths Required | Minimum Size of Berths | |
(1) | Any use listed in a Residence District permitted in a Commercial District shall provide loading spaces as required in Section 165.36(2)(A) above. | |||
(2) | Cartage and express facilities, mail order houses, printing & publishing, restricted production & repair, warehousing, storage & wholesale establishments | Up to 400,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
40,001 sq. ft. to 100,000 sq. ft | 2 Total | 12' x 35' | ||
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 55' | ||
(3) | Banks, financial institutions; medical, dental clinics; business and professional offices; non-recreation building and community centers | Up to 100,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction up to 500,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
Each additional 500,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
(4) | Nonprofit clubs and non-profit lodges, hotels, and motels containing retail shops, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls, or business or professional offices; convention halls; exhibition halls; radio & television stations & studios; recording studios | Up to 20,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
20,001 sq. ft. up to 150,000 sq. ft. | 2 Total | 12' x 55' | ||
Each additional 150,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 55' | ||
(5) | Nonprofit clubs, non-profit lodges, hotels and motels containing no retail shops, convention halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls, or business or professional offices; meeting halls; music, dance, business or trade schools; indoor theaters | Up to 200,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
Each additional 200,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
(6) | Amusement establishments, bowling alleys, swimming pools, skating rinks | Up to 100,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
(7) | Stadiums, auditoriums and arenas | Up to 20,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
20,001 sq. ft. up to 100,000 sq. ft. | 2 Total | 12' x 55' | ||
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 55' | ||
(8) | Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors | Up to 100,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
(9) | Planned Unit Developments | As required by individual uses | ||
(10) | Parking lots and garages | None required | ||
(11) | All other uses permitted in Commercial Districts | Up to 200,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
20,001 sq. ft. to 35,000 sq. ft. | 1 Additional | 12' x 35' | ||
35,001 sq. ft. to 60,000 sq. ft. | 2 Total | 12' x 55' | ||
60,001 sq. ft. to 100,000 sq. ft. | 1 Additional | 12' x 55' | ||
Each additional 200,000 sq. ft. or fraction thereof over 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area | 1 Additional | 12' x 55' | ||
C. Industrial Districts | Gross Floor Area | Minimum Number of Berths Required | Minimum Size of Berths | |
C. Industrial Districts | Gross Floor Area | Minimum Number of Berths Required | Minimum Size of Berths | |
(1) | Any facility for production, processing, cleaning servicing, testing, repair or storage of materials, goods, or products | Up to 10,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
10,001 sq. ft. to 40,000 sq. ft. | 1 Total | 12' x 60' | ||
40,001 sq. ft. to 100,000 sq. ft. | 2 Total | 12' x 60' | ||
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 Additional | 12' x 60' | ||
(2) | Medical and dental clinics, offices of labor organizations; recreation buildings or community centers | Up to 100,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction up to 500,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
Each additional 500,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
(3) | Airports & commercial heliports; air and railroad terminals, railroad switching and classification yards, repair shops and roundhouses; radio and television stations and studios; sewage treatment plants – municipal; stadiums, auditoriums & arenas | Up to 20,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
20,001 sq. ft. to 100,000 sq. ft. | 1 Total | 12' x 60' | ||
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 60' | ||
(4) | Lodges or labor organizations; trade schools | Up to 200,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
Each additional 200,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 | 12' x 35' | ||
(5) | Motor freight terminals | Up to 10,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
10,001 sq. ft. up to 40,000 sq. ft. | 1 Total | 12' x 60' | ||
40,001 sq. ft. up to 100,000 sq. ft. | 2 Total | 12' x 60' | ||
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 Additional | 12' x 60' | ||
(6) | Parking lots, weighing stations | None required | ||
(7) | All other permitted uses | Up to 10,000 sq. ft. | 1 | 12' x 35' |
10,001 sq. ft. to 24,000 sq. ft. | 2 total | 12' x 35' | ||
24,001 sq. ft. to 40,000 sq. ft. | 2 Total | 12' x 60' | ||
40,001 sq. ft. to 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 3 total | 12' x 60' | ||
Each additional 200,000 sq. ft. or fraction | 1 Additional | 12' x 60' | ||