Selbyville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVI
Off-Street Loading
§ 200-111 Requirements.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, when any building or structure is hereafter erected or structurally altered to the extent of increasing the floor area by 25% 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 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
Use or Use Category | Floor Area (square feet) | Loading Spaces Required |
Retail store, department store, restaurant, wholesale house, warehouse, general service, manufacturing or industrial establishment | 2,000-10,000 10,000-20,000 20,000-40,000 40,000-60,000 Each 50,000 over 60,000 | 1 2 3 4 1 additional |
Apartment building, motel, hotel office or office building, hospital or similar institution or place of public assembly | 5,000-25,000 25,000-100,000 100,000-200,000 Each 100,000 over 200,000 | 1 2 3 1 additional |
Funeral home or mortuary | 1 berth for each chapel |
§ 200-112 Interpretation of requirements; modification of requirements.
A.
The loading space requirements apply to all districts but do not limit the special requirements which may be imposed in the district regulations.
B.
The loading space requirements in this article do not limit special requirements which may be imposed in connection with conditional uses or special use exceptions.
C.
Under the provisions of Article XIX the Board of Adjustment may waive or reduce the loading space requirements whenever the character of the use is such as to make unnecessary the full provision of loading facilities, where provision is made for community loading facilities or where provision of loading space requirements is impractical under certain conditions for uses which contain less than 10,000 square feet of floor area.
§ 200-113 Mixed uses in same building.
Where a building is used for more than one use or for different uses, and where the floor area used for each use for which loading space is required is below the minimum for required loading spaces but the aggregate floor area used is greater than such minimum, then off-street loading space shall be provided as if the entire building were used for that use in the building for which the most spaces are required. In such cases, the Building Inspector may make reasonable requirements for the location of required loading spaces.
§ 200-114 Design standards.
A.
Minimum size. For the purpose of these regulations, a "loading space" is a space within the main building or on the same lot, providing for the standing, loading or unloading of trucks, having a minimum width of 12 feet and a minimum depth of 40 feet.
B.
Loading space for funeral homes. Loading spaces for a funeral home may be reduced in size to 10 feet by 25 feet and vertical clearance reduced to eight feet.
C.
Drainage and maintenance. Off-street loading facilities shall be drained to eliminate standing water and prevent damage to abutting property and/or public streets and alleys and surfaced with erosion-resistant material in accordance with applicable county specifications. Off-street loading areas shall be maintained in a clean and orderly condition, at the expense of the owner or lessee, and not used for sale, repair, dismantling or servicing of any vehicles, equipment, materials or supplies.
D.
Entrances and exits. The location and design of entrances and exits shall be in accord with applicable requirements of state traffic regulations and standards.