Petersburg City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 20

- OFF-STREET LOADING REGULATIONS

Section 1. - [Purpose.]

Except as otherwise provided in this ordinance, when any building or structure is hereafter erected or structurally altered to the extent of increasing the floor area by 50 percent or more, or any building is hereafter converted, for the uses listed in column 1 of the chart below, when such buildings contain the floor areas specified in column 2, accessory off-street loading spaces shall be provided as required in column 3 or as required in subsequent sections of this article:

Column 1 Use or Uses (Category)	Column 2 Floor Areas (Square Feet)	Column 3 Loading Spaces (Requirement)
Retail store, department store, eating and drinking establishment, funeral home or mortuary, wholesale house, warehouse, repair, general service, manufacturing or industrial establishment	5,000—15,000	One
	15,001—25,000	Two
	25,001—50,000	Three
	Each 50,000 or over 50,000	One additional
Hotel, hospital or similar institutions or places of public assembly	5,000—10,000	One
	10,001—50,000	Two
	50,001—100,000	Three
	Each 100,000 over 100,000	One additional
Office or office building	10,000—50,000	One
	50,001—100,000	Two
	Each 100,000 over 100,000	One additional

(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-89)

Section 2. - Interpretation of the chart.

(1)

The loading space requirements apply to all districts except the "B-1," Shopping Center District, where special requirements may be imposed, or "B-3," Central Commercial District.

(2)

The loading requirements in this article do not limit special requirements which may be imposed in connection with special use permits (article 23) or special use exceptions (article 27).

(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-1989)

Section 3. - Mixed uses in one building.

Where a building is used for more than one use or for different uses, and where floor area for each use for which loading spaces is required is below the minimum for required loading spaces, the number of required loading spaces will be calculated using the aggregate floor area in the structure and the use for which the most spaces are required.

(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-1989)

Section 4. - Design standards.

(1)

A loading space, as defined in article 3, section 2, shall have minimum dimensions of twelve (12) by thirty-five (35) feet and a minimum vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.

(2)

Loading spaces for a funeral home may be reduced in size to ten (10) by twenty-five (25) feet and vertical clearance reduced to eight (8) feet.

(3)

All spaces shall be provided and maintained with an all-weather surface.

(4)

Where loading spaces are illuminated, all sources of illumination shall be so shielded or directed as to prevent any direct reflection toward adjacent premises used or zoned for residential purposes.

(5)

All loading spaces shall be visually screened from any adjacent premises used or zoned for residential purposes. All such screening shall be sufficiently dense or opaque to screen the loading space(s) from such adjacent properties.

(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-1989)

Petersburg City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 20

- OFF-STREET LOADING REGULATIONS

Section 1. - [Purpose.]

Column 1 Use or Uses (Category)	Column 2 Floor Areas (Square Feet)	Column 3 Loading Spaces (Requirement)
Retail store, department store, eating and drinking establishment, funeral home or mortuary, wholesale house, warehouse, repair, general service, manufacturing or industrial establishment	5,000—15,000	One
	15,001—25,000	Two
	25,001—50,000	Three
	Each 50,000 or over 50,000	One additional
Hotel, hospital or similar institutions or places of public assembly	5,000—10,000	One
	10,001—50,000	Two
	50,001—100,000	Three
	Each 100,000 over 100,000	One additional
Office or office building	10,000—50,000	One
	50,001—100,000	Two
	Each 100,000 over 100,000	One additional

(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-89)

Section 2. - Interpretation of the chart.

(1)

The loading space requirements apply to all districts except the "B-1," Shopping Center District, where special requirements may be imposed, or "B-3," Central Commercial District.

(2)

The loading requirements in this article do not limit special requirements which may be imposed in connection with special use permits (article 23) or special use exceptions (article 27).

(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-1989)

Section 3. - Mixed uses in one building.

(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-1989)

Section 4. - Design standards.

(1)

A loading space, as defined in article 3, section 2, shall have minimum dimensions of twelve (12) by thirty-five (35) feet and a minimum vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.

(2)

Loading spaces for a funeral home may be reduced in size to ten (10) by twenty-five (25) feet and vertical clearance reduced to eight (8) feet.

(3)

All spaces shall be provided and maintained with an all-weather surface.

(4)

Where loading spaces are illuminated, all sources of illumination shall be so shielded or directed as to prevent any direct reflection toward adjacent premises used or zoned for residential purposes.

(5)

(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-1989)

Petersburg City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 20

- OFF-STREET LOADING REGULATIONS

Section 1. - [Purpose.]

Column 1 Use or Uses (Category)	Column 2 Floor Areas (Square Feet)	Column 3 Loading Spaces (Requirement)
Retail store, department store, eating and drinking establishment, funeral home or mortuary, wholesale house, warehouse, repair, general service, manufacturing or industrial establishment	5,000—15,000	One
	15,001—25,000	Two
	25,001—50,000	Three
	Each 50,000 or over 50,000	One additional
Hotel, hospital or similar institutions or places of public assembly	5,000—10,000	One
	10,001—50,000	Two
	50,001—100,000	Three
	Each 100,000 over 100,000	One additional
Office or office building	10,000—50,000	One
	50,001—100,000	Two
	Each 100,000 over 100,000	One additional

(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-89)

Section 2. - Interpretation of the chart.

(1)

The loading space requirements apply to all districts except the "B-1," Shopping Center District, where special requirements may be imposed, or "B-3," Central Commercial District.

(2)

The loading requirements in this article do not limit special requirements which may be imposed in connection with special use permits (article 23) or special use exceptions (article 27).

(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-1989)

Section 3. - Mixed uses in one building.

(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-1989)

Section 4. - Design standards.

(1)

A loading space, as defined in article 3, section 2, shall have minimum dimensions of twelve (12) by thirty-five (35) feet and a minimum vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.

(2)

Loading spaces for a funeral home may be reduced in size to ten (10) by twenty-five (25) feet and vertical clearance reduced to eight (8) feet.

(3)

All spaces shall be provided and maintained with an all-weather surface.

(4)

Where loading spaces are illuminated, all sources of illumination shall be so shielded or directed as to prevent any direct reflection toward adjacent premises used or zoned for residential purposes.

(5)

(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-1989)