Union Township City Zoning Code
§ 30-7.3
Off-Street Loading Requirements.
[Ord. No. 85-9, § 702]
In connection with any building or structure which is to be erected or substantially altered and which requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles, there shall be provided off-street loading berths not less than the minimum requirements specified in this subsection:
a.
Areas provided for the loading and unloading of delivery trucks and other vehicles and for the servicing of shops by refuse collection, fuels, and other service vehicles shall be arranged so that they may be used without:
b.
All required loading berths shall be located on the same lot as the use to be served, and no portion of the vehicle shall project into any traffic lane. No loading berth for vehicles of more than two ton capacity shall be located less than 100 feet from any residence district. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within 50 feet of any property line. No loading facilities shall be constructed between the building setback line and a street right-of-way line or within a required yard.
c.
All off-street loading areas shall be adequately buffered from adjacent streets and properties and landscaped in accordance with an overall plan.
d.
A required off-street loading berth shall be at least 15 feet in width by at least 50 feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least 16 feet.
e.
Each required off-street loading berth shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to an interior drive in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements and shall be subject to approval of the governing body. The interior drives shall have all weather surfaces to provide safe and convenient access during all seasons.
f.
All open, off-street loading berths shall be paved in accordance with the regulations of the municipal subdivision and land development regulations.
g.
No storage of any kind or motor vehicle repair work of any kind, except emergency work, shall be permitted within any required loading berth.
h.
Space allowed to any off-street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof. Required off-street parking spaces shall not be used for loading and unloading purposes except during hours when business operations are suspended.
i.
At least one loading berth shall be required for each facility. There shall be at least one loading berth for each three trucks serving the facility on an average day or a suitable alternative solution applicable to the proposed use as long as no trucks are parked on any streets and the alternative is approved by the Planning Board. For the uses here listed, loading berths shall be provided as specified:
Use | Floor Area | Required Berths |
|---|---|---|
Business and Professional Offices and Public Administration Buildings | First 100,000 square feet | 1 |
Next 40,000 square feet | 1 | |
Each additional 50,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 | |
Food Stores and Retail | First 5,000 square feet | 1 |
Department Stores | Next 5,000 square feet | 1 |
Each additional 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 | |
Manufacturing | First 3,000 square feet | 1 |
Next 7,000 square feet | 1 | |
Each additional 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 | |
Wholesale and Other Uses | First 2,000 square feet | 1 |
Next 8,000 square feet | 1 | |
Each additional 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 |