Hillsville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
Off-Street Loading Requirements
§ 171-51 General provisions.
The following provisions for accessory off-street loading berths are adopted in order to provide needed space off public streets for loading and unloading activities, to limit the use of streets for such purposes, to help relieve traffic congestion in commercial areas and thus to promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare.
§ 171-52 Applicability.
The provisions of this chapter on accessory off-street loading regulations shall apply to community facility, commercial and industrial uses permitted by right, by accessory use or by conditional use in all districts.
§ 171-53 Space requirements for off-street loading berths.
Off-street loading berths and the accessways to loading berths shall be situated so that pedestrian and vehicular traffic is not adversely affected.
Activity | For Floor Area (square feet) | Required Berth |
|---|---|---|
Community assembly; community education; library, administrative; utility facilities; place of worship | Less than 20,000 | None |
20,000 to 100,000 | 1 | |
100,001 to 300,000 | 2 | |
Each additional 300,000 | 2 | |
Health care | Less than 10,000 | None |
10,000 to 100,000 | 1 | |
100,001 to 300,000 | 2 | |
Each additional 300,000 | 1 | |
Convenience sales and service; general retail sales and service; group assembly | Less than 10,000 | None |
10,000 to 25,000 | 1 | |
25,001 to 40,000 | 2 | |
40,001 to 60,000 | 3 | |
60,001 to 100,000 | 4 | |
Each additional 150,000 or fraction of 1/2 or more | 1 | |
General personal service; financial institution; transient habitation | Less than 20,000 | None |
20,000 to 100,000 | 1 | |
100,001 to 300,000 | 2 | |
Each additional 300,000 or fraction of 1/2 or more | 1 | |
Wholesale sales; automo- tive repair and cleaning; animal care; vehicular, craft and related equip- ment, sales, rental and delivery; construction sales and service | Less than 10,000 | None |
10,000 to 25,000 | 1 | |
25,001 to 40,000 | 2 | |
40,001 to 60,000 | 3 | |
60,001 to 100,000 | 4 | |
Each additional 80,000 or fraction of one-half or more | 1 | |
Mortuary service | Less than 2,500 | None |
2,500 to 5,000 | 1 | |
Each additional 10,000 or fraction of 1/2 or more | 1 | |
Construction sales and service | Less than 2,000 | None |
2,001 to 10,000 | 1 | |
10,001 to 25,000 | 2 | |
25,001 to 40,000 | 3 | |
40,001 to 60,000 | 4 | |
60,001 to 100,000 | 5 | |
Each additional 80,000 or fraction of 1/2 or more | 1 | |
Transportation and warehouses | Less than 2,000 | None |
2,001 to 10,000 | 1 | |
10,001 to 25,000 | 2 | |
25,001 to 40,000 | 3 | |
40,001 to 60,000 | 4 | |
60,001 to 100,000 | 5 | |
Each additional 80,000 or fraction of 1/2 or more | 1 | |
Transportation and warehouses | Less than 2,000 | None |
2,001 to 10,000 | 1 | |
10,001 to 25,000 | 2 | |
25,001 to 40,000 | 3 | |
40,001 to 60,000 | 4 | |
60,001 to 100,000 | 5 | |
Each additional 80,000 | 1 | |
All other industrial activities | Less than 5,000 | 1 |
5,001 to 20,000 | 2 | |
20,001 to 40,000 | 3 | |
40,001 to 60,000 | 4 | |
60,001 to 100,000 | 5 | |
Each additional 80,00 | 1 | |
Activities in the L Landfill District [Added 5-10-2004] | Same as activities in the I Industrial District | |
§ 171-54 Special provisions for a single lot with uses subject to different loading requirements.
When any building or lot contains two or more uses having different requirements for loading berths as set forth in § 171-53, and provided that the floor area of each separate use is less than the minimum floor area for which berths are required, then off-street loading berths shall be provided as if the total floor area were used for that use for which the most berths are required.
§ 171-55 Size of required berths.
Off-street loading berths, opened or enclosed, shall have minimum dimensions of length: 55 feet; width: 12 feet; and vertical clearance: 15 feet. These dimensions shall not include driveways or entrances to or exits from such off-street berths.
§ 171-56 Location of access to the street.
The entrances and exits to all required accessory off-street loading berths shall be located at least 50 feet from the intersection of any two streets.
§ 171-57 Surfacing.
[Amended 3-25-2013]
After the effective date of this amended chapter, § 171-57, all permitted or required open off-street loading berths and parking shall be surfaced with asphalt or concrete and constructed to provide adequate drainage. Design and construction must comply with applicable stormwater management regulations.
§ 171-58 Screening.
A.
All permitted or required open off-street loading berths located adjacent to residences or a residential district shall be screened from the adjoining residential district by either:
(1)
A strip at least four feet wide, densely planted with shrubs or trees which are at least four feet high at the time of planting and which are of a type which may be expected to form a year-round dense screen at least six feet high within three years; or
(2)
A wall or barrier of uniformly painted fence of fire-resistant material, at least six feet high but not more than eight feet high, as measured from the finished grade. Such wall, barrier or fence may be opaque or perforated, provided that not more than 50% of the fence is open.
§ 171-59 Location.
All off-street loading facilities shall be located in the rear of the principal building.