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Williston City Zoning Code

SECTION 25

I Off-street loading requirements.

[Amended 7-27-2021 by Ord. No. 1126; 2-27-2024 by Ord. No. 1152]
Off-Street Loading Requirements. No building or structure other than residences shall be erected, nor shall any existing building or structure be altered in any use district without prior provision for off-street loading space in conformance with the following minimum requirements:
1. 
Retail Sales and Service, medical facilities, industrial service, manufacturing, warehousing/distribution, and wholesale sales with 10,000 square feet or more of gross floor area, or any use that generates a high demand for loading/unloading shall provide off-street loading spaces and related access and maneuvering areas.
2. 
Designated loading spaces: The length and width of the loading space, plus maneuvering area shall be indicated on the site plan and sized consistent to the use and vehicles serving the site.
3. 
The off-street loading facilities required for the use shall be on the same lot or parcel of land as the structure they are intended to serve.
4. 
Each required off-street loading area shall be designed to avoid obstruction of other vehicular access, or use of public streets and alleys.
5. 
If a loading space is within a parking lot required to be a paved hard surface, the loading space and access shall also be a paved hard surface.
6. 
The Development Services Director shall make final determination on the adequacy of loading/unloading facilities for the proposed use and any necessary signage.
7. 
Design and location of entrances and exits for required off-street loading areas shall be subject to the approval of the Development Services Director and City Engineer.