17.56.070 Loading space.
Permanent off-street loading space shall be provided for developments if the activity carried on is such that the building requires deliveries to it or shipments from it of people or merchandise. No portion of a vehicle taking part in loading, unloading or maneuvering activities shall project into a public street, sidewalk or interior pedestrian area. Loading space or maneuvering areas shall be in addition to required off-street parking areas.
A. Required Number of Spaces.
1. Non-residential buildings engaged in retail, wholesale, manufacturing or storage activities, excluding self-storage facilities, shall provide loading spaces in accordance with the following standards:
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Gross Floor Area |
Required Number of Loading Spaces |
|---|---|
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1 to 9,999 square feet |
0 |
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10,000 to 16, 000 square feet |
1 |
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16,001 to 40,000 square feet |
2 |
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40,001 to 64,000 square feet |
3 |
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64,001 to 106,000 square feet |
4 |
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For each additional 36,000 square feet |
1 additional |
2. Buildings engaged in hotel, office building, restaurant, hospital, auditorium, convention hall, sports arena/stadium, or other similar use shall provide loading spaces in accordance with the following standards:
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Gross Floor Area |
Required Number of Loading Spaces |
|---|---|
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1 to 39,999 square feet |
0 |
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40,000 to 60,000 square feet |
1 |
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60,001 to 160,000 square feet |
2 |
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160,001 to 264,000 square feet |
3 |
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For each additional 140,000 square feet |
1 additional |
B. Size. Each required loading space shall be a minimum of ten feet in width, thirty feet in length, and have an unobstructed vertical clearance of fourteen feet, six inches.
C. Relationship of Loading Space to Residential Areas. Loading berths shall be located not closer than fifty feet to any residential district, unless wholly enclosed within a building, or unless screened from such residential area by a wall or uniformly painted fence not less than six feet in height.
D. Relationship to Open Space. No portion of a loading area may protrude into a required yard, setback or landscape area. A covered loading berth shall comply with the minimum setback requirements for the district.
E. Screening. When abutting a public or private street (excluding alleys), loading spaces shall be screened and fenced.
F. Self-service Storage Facilities. Multi-story self-service storage facilities shall provide two loading spaces, and single story facilities one loading space, adjacent to each building entrance that provides common access to interior storage units. Each loading berth shall measure not less than twenty-five feet by twelve feet with an unobstructed vertical clearance of fourteen-feet six-inches, and shall be surfaced, improved and maintained as required by this chapter. Any floor area additions or structural alterations to a building shall be required to provide loading space or spaces as set forth in this chapter.