Rose Hill City Zoning Code
OFF-STREET LOADING
SPACE
§ 154.125 GENERALLY.
Where off-street loading space is required under the functional requirements of a particular activity, one or more loading berths or other spaces shall be provided for standing, loading, and unloading operations either inside or outside a building and on the same or adjoining premises with every building or structure erected after the enactment of this chapter. A loading berth shall have minimum plan dimensions of 12 feet by 25 feet and 14 feet overhead clearance. A loading space need not be necessarily a full berth but shall be sufficient to allow normal loading operations of a kind and magnitude appropriate to the property served thereby. In no case shall the use of the space hinder the free movement of vehicles and pedestrians over a street, sidewalk, or alley.
Use Classification | Space Requirements |
Retail sales operation | 1 loading berth for every 20,000 square feet of floor area |
Office buildings and hotels with a total usable floor area of 10,000 square feet or more | 1 loading berth for every 100,000 square feet of floor area |
Industrial and wholesale operations with a gross floor of 10,000 square feet or more | 1 loading berth for every 50,000 square feet of floor area |
(Ord. passed 7-9-1985; Ord. passed 5-10-1990; Ord. passed 3-9-1999; Ord. passed 8-10-1999; Ord. passed 3-14-2000; Ord. passed 5-9-2000; Ord. passed 9-9-2003; Ord. passed 9-13-2005; Ord. passed 9-12-2006; Ord. passed 6-29-2021) Penalty, see § 154.999