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• City of Lino Lakes - ZONING ORDINANCE <br />Subd. 6. Off -Street Loading. <br />A. Purpose. The regulation of loading spaces in these zoning regulations is to <br />alleviate or prevent congestion of the public right-of-way and so to promote the <br />safety and general welfare of the public, by establishing minimum requirements <br />for off-street loading and unloading from motor vehicles in accordance with the <br />utilization of various parcels of land or structures. <br />B. Location. All required loading berths shall be off-street and shall be located on <br />the same lot as the building or use to be served. A loading berth shall not be <br />located less than fifty (50) feet from the intersection of two (2) street rights -of - <br />way nor less than fifty (50) feet from a residential district unless within a building. <br />Loading berths shall not occupy the required front yard space. <br />C. - Size. Loading berths shall be of a size determined by the City as necessary to <br />accommodate anticipated truck and service vehicles. <br />D. Access. Each required loading berth shall be located with appropriate means of <br />vehicular access to a street or public alley in a manner which will least interfere <br />with traffic and allow on -site maneuvering. <br />• E. Surfacing. All loading berths and access ways shall be surfaced with a <br />bituminous or concrete or other material approved by the City Engineer. <br />• <br />F. Accessory Use. Any space allocated as a loading berth or maneuvering areas <br />so as to comply with the terms of this Ordinance shall not be used for the storage <br />of goods, inoperable vehicles or to be included as a part of the space <br />requirements necessary to meet the off-street parking area. <br />G. Loading Berth Required. In connection with any structure which is to be <br />erected or substantially altered, any which requires the receipt or distribution of <br />materials or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles, there shall be provided <br />off-street loading space. <br />H. Noise. Where noise from loading or unloading activity is determined to be an <br />audible nuisance in a residential district per Section 3, Subd. 41, the City <br />Council may limit the hours of operation. <br />Screening. Except in the case of multiple dwellings, all loading areas shall be <br />screened and landscaped from abutting and surrounding residential uses in <br />compliance with Section 3, Subd. 4.S. of this Ordinance. <br />3-53 <br />