A.    Design.

    1.    Loading Berth--Description. An off-street loading berth shall be a hard-surfaced area of land, open or enclosed, other than a street or public way, used principally for the standing, loading or unloading of motor trucks, tractors and trailers, so as to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets and alleys. A required loading space shall be not less than ten feet in width, fifty (50) feet in length, and fourteen (14) feet in height, exclusive of access aisles and maneuvering space, except as otherwise specifically dimensioned hereafter.

    2.    Location. No permitted or required loading berth shall be closer than fifty (50) feet to any property in a residential district, unless completely enclosed by building walls, or a uniformly painted solid fence or wall, or any combination thereof not less than six feet in height. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets. Loading berths open to the sky may be located in any required yards.

    3.    Measurement of Berth. When determination of the number of required off-street loading berths results in a requirement of a fractional berth, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded, and fractions over one-half shall be interpreted as one loading berth.

    4.    Surfacing. All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted macadam base, not less than seven inches thick, surfaced with not less than two inches of asphaltic concrete or some comparable all-weather dustless material.

    B.    Every building or structure used for business, trade or industry shall provide space as herein indicated for the loading and unloading of vehicles off the street or public alley. Such space shall have access to a public alley or, if there is no alley, to a street. Off-street loading and unloading space shall be in addition to and not considered as meeting a part of the requirements for off-street parking space. Off-street loading and unloading space shall not be used or designed, intended or constructed to be used in a manner to obstruct or interfere with the free use of any street, alley or adjoining property. At least the following off-street loading and unloading space requirements for specific uses shall be provided:

    1.    Retail businesses and service establishments: one off-street loading and unloading space at least twelve (12) feet by thirty-five (35) feet for every three thousand (3,000) square feet of total floor area.

    2.    Industrial plants: in accordance with the standards set forth in the standards for industrial development of this code.

    3.    Warehouses and wholesale storage facilities: one off-street loading and unloading space at least twelve (12) feet by fifty (50) feet for every seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet of total floor area.

    4.    Freight terminals and trucking terminals: one off-street loading and unloading space at least twelve (12) feet by fifty (50) feet for every five thousand (5,000) square feet of total floor area. (Ord. 743 § 1 (part), 1989: prior code § 40-10-3(E))