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Chapter 915 General Development Requirements <br /> <br /> Page 915-25 <br />915.160 Loading, Off-Street <br />A. Off-Street Loading Facilities <br />1. Loading Zones <br /> The off-street loading requirement for commercial or industrial buildings may be <br />satisfied by designating a loading zone area. This loading zone area shall be separate <br />from any required off-street parking area and shall not conflict with automobile <br />circulation. <br />2. Loading Docks, Berths and Facilities <br />a. Loading docks and doors shall comply with the screening requirements <br />of Chapter 915, General Development Requirements, Landscaping and <br />Screening. <br />b. A loading facility includes the dock, the berth for the vehicle, <br />maneuvering areas and screening walls. <br />c. Location: <br />1. All loading berth curb cuts shall be located at least 60 feet from the <br />intersection of two street rights-of-way. <br />2. No loading berth shall be located less than 100 feet from any parcel that <br />is zoned residential and used or subdivided for residential use, or has an <br />occupied institutional building, including but not limited to schools, <br />religious institutions or community centers, unless the loading berth is <br />entirely within a building. <br />3. Loading facilities shall not occupy the required front yard. <br />d. Each loading berth location shall permit vehicular access to a street in a <br />manner that will least interfere with traffic. <br />e. All loading facilities and access ways shall be paved with asphalt or <br />concrete except. <br />f. Where noise from loading or unloading activity is audible in a <br />residential district, the activity shall end between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and <br />7:00 a.m. <br />3. Accessory Use <br /> No loading berth or access drive shall be used for the storage of goods or inoperable vehicles. <br />It may not be included as a part of the space necessary to meet the off-street parking <br />requirements. <br /> <br />