Adequate space shall be provided to accommodate the loading and unloading of trucks, tractors and trailers servicing any commercial, service or industrial use. The standards required for the provisions of such spaces are described herein. Loading berth space which is utilized for the location of trash collection or compaction units shall be provided for and shall be in addition to the loading space requirements provided herein.

    Adequate space shall be provided to accommodate the loading and unloading of trucks, tractors, trailers or other common carriers servicing any permitted use on a lot in a commercial park zoning district. The standards required for the provisions of such spaces are described in Section 17.56.190. Loading berth space which is utilized for the location of trash collection or compaction units shall be provided for and shall be in addition to the loading space requirements provided herein.

    A.    Area of Loading Berths or Space. A required off-street loading berth or space shall be at least twelve (12) feet in width and at least thirty-five (35) feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuver space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.

    B.    Access to Loading Areas. Each required off-street loading space or berth shall be afforded a means of vehicular access to a street, highway or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement as approved by the city engineer.

    C.    Surfacing. All open off-street loading shall be improved with a compacted select gravel base and surfaced with asphaltic concrete or portland cement concrete in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 17.56.110 and approved by the city engineer.

    D.    Location. All loading berths or spaces shall be located at the side or rear of the building served.

    E.    Schedule of Off-Street Loading Spaces.

    1.    Industrial and/or Warehouse Businesses. Every building or use of land consisting of over three thousand (3,000) square feet of gross floor area utilized for warehouse, wholesale, manufacturing, or service business use shall be provided with loading space as follows:

Up to 15,000 sq. ft.    1 space

15,000 to 50,000 sq. ft.    2 spaces

50,000 to 100,000 sq. ft.    3 spaces

Each additional 100,000 sq. ft.    1 additional

    space

    2.    Other Similar Uses. The building inspector shall determine to which of the above categories of loading regulation any specific use not listed above shall belong, or determine other appropriate standards to be recommended to the city council for addition to this subsection or shall recommend to the city council the granting of a variance from the strict application of this subsection, whenever the strict application thereof proves to be inappropriate for a particular site or a particular use. (Ord. 1742 § 1 (part), 1999)