The off-street loading regulations contained in this chapter are intended to achieve the following objectives:

A.

To ensure that off-street loading facilities are provided for new land uses and for enlargements of existing uses in proportion to each use's need for such facilities;

B.

To establish standards for uses that are consistent with the loading needs of each use and with the feasibility of providing required loading areas on specific sites; and

C.

To ensure that off-street parking facilities are designed in a manner that will ensure their efficiency and alleviate the potential circulation problems that result from inadequate loading facilities.

(Ord. 695 § 3, 2003)

A.

At the time of initial occupancy of a site, construction of a structure, or alteration or enlargement of a site or structure, off-street loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the regulations prescribed in this chapter.

B.

The number of additional loading spaces required for an alteration or enlargement of an existing use or structure, or for a change of occupancy, shall be provided before the alteration, enlargement, or change of occupancy receives final approval for occupancy.

C.

Off-street loading facilities required by this chapter for any use shall not be considered as providing loading spaces for any other use.

(Ord. 695 § 3, 2003)

Loading spaces shall be provided for land uses and activities in accord with the following tables. If, in the application of the requirements of this table to a given land use or activity a fractional number is obtained, one loading space shall be required for a fraction of more than one-half, and no space or berth shall be required for a fraction of one-half or less.

For multi-family developments, sufficient room shall be made available for the unloading and loading of moving trucks, and this shall be shown on the site plan for project.

(Ord. 695 § 3, 2003)

Loading spaces shall be at least twelve feet wide, forty-five feet long, and fourteen feet high, exclusive of drives or aisles.

(Ord. 695 § 3, 2003)

Loading areas shall be designed so that a vehicle can enter and exit the site in a forward motion. Sufficient room for turning and maneuvering vehicles shall be provided on the site.

(Ord. 695 § 3, 2003)