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Lagrange City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 25B

40.- OFF-STREET LOADING STANDARDS

Sec. 25B-40-1.- Provision of off-street loading.

(a)

This section shall apply to all activities related to loading and unloading:

(1)

Loading activities within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a zoning district that allows residential uses shall only be permitted Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m.

(2)

In no case shall loading activities hinder or obstruct the free movement of vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians over a street, sidewalk, alley, or interrupt parking lot circulation.

(3)

All off-street loading activities and access shall be provided with an asphalt or concrete surface.

(4)

Loading structures and bays. Loading structures and bays associated with loading areas shall be either screened or placed upon a site in a manner that prohibits visibility of such areas from view from a public right-of-way.

(5)

Loading spaces:

a.

When required, one (1) or more off-street loading space shall be provided on the same or adjoining premises with the facility it serves, either inside or outside a building or structure.

b.

A loading space shall have minimum dimensions of twelve (12) feet wide and thirty-five (35) feet deep.

c.

The loading space shall maintain overhead clearance of fourteen (14) feet.

d.

All off-street loading spaces shall have access from an alley, or if there is no alley, from a street.

(6)

Minimum loading space requirements for non-residential uses:

Loading Table

Gross Floor Area Required
Loading Spaces
Buildings built before 1970 None
0—25,000 square feet None
25,000—49,000 square feet 1
49,000—100,000 square feet 2
100,000—160,000 square feet 3
160,000—240,000 square feet 4
240,000—320,000 square feet 5
320,000—400,000 square feet 6
Each 90,000 above 400,000 square feet 1

 

(Ord. No. 21-10, § 1, 6-22-21)