17.36.090 Off-street loading requirements.
Except in the Historic Downtown overlay district, every nonresidential use shall provide off-street loading spaces in compliance with this section in addition to automobile parking requirements.
A. Loading Space Requirements.
1. Every new nonresidential building and every nonresidential building enlarged by five thousand square feet or more shall provide off-street loading areas in compliance with Table 3-7.
Building Square Footage | Loading Spaces Required1 |
|---|---|
5,000 to 30,000 | 1 |
30,001 to 90,000 | 2 |
9,001 to 150,000 | 3 |
150,001 and above | As determined by planning director |
Notes:
1In any nonresidential development or expansion proposal the minimum loading space requirement may be reduced or waived upon a finding by the planning director that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that due to the nature of the proposed use, such loading space(s) will not be needed.
2. Multi-Tenant Buildings. The square footage of the entire building shall be used in determining loading spaces for multi-tenant buildings. A common loading area may be required, if each tenant space is not provided a loading area. Drive-in roll-up doors for multi-tenant projects may be substituted for required loading areas.
B. Loading Space Design.
1. Each off-street loading space shall not be less than twelve feet wide by thirty feet long, with at least fourteen feet vertical clearance, with adequate provision for ingress and egress.
2. On-site loading spaces shall be designed and maintained so that the maneuvering, loading, or unloading of trucks does not interfere with vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Truck maneuvering areas shall not encroach into required parking areas, travelways or street rights-of-way.
3. For all loading areas facing or abutting residentially zoned property there shall be a minimum eight-foot high solid masonry wall, approved by the planning director, to screen the loading area view, activity and noise from the residentially zoned property. All wall treatments shall have an architectural finish on the residential side of the wall, to be approved by the planning director. (Ord. 706 §3 (Exh. A), 2019).