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<br />14. Loading space requirements.
<br />a. Every nonresidential building engaged in retail, wholesale, manufacturing, or storage
<br />activities, excluding self-service storage facilities, shall provide loading spaces in
<br />accordance with the standards listed below:
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<br />Table 17.11.039(14)(a)(i) Loading space requirements for retail, wholesale, manufacturing, or storage
<br />activities, excluding self-service storage facilities.
<br />Gross Floor Area Required Number of Loading Spaces
<br />10,000 to 40,000 square feet 1
<br />40,001 to 96,000 square feet 2
<br />96,001 to 160,000 square feet 3
<br />160,001 to 196,000 square feet 4
<br />For each additional 70,000 square feet 1 additional
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<br />b. Every building engaged in hotel, office building, restaurant, hospital, auditorium,
<br />convention hall, exhibition hall, sports arena/stadium or other similar use shall provide
<br />loading spaces in accordance with the standards listed below:
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<br />Table 17.11.039(14)(a)(ii) Loading space requirements for hotel, office building, restaurant, hospital,
<br />auditorium, convention hall, exhibition hall, sports arena/stadium, or other similar uses.
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<br />Gross Floor Area Required Number of Loading Spaces
<br />40,000 to 120,000 square feet 1
<br />120,001 to 264,000 square feet 2
<br />264,001 to 520,000 square feet 3
<br />520,001 to 784,000 square feet 4
<br />784,001 to 920,000 square feet 5
<br />For each additional 200,000 square feet 1 additional
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<br />c. For storefronts and other similar buildings sited adjacent to a street without individual
<br />businesses over 10,000 square feet and no alley access, loading space may be provided by
<br />on- street designated loading zones upon approval of the public works and utilities
<br />director as an administrative decision based on access and safety considerations. A site
<br />plan, proposed conditions, and reason for on-street loading facilities shall be included in
<br />the application.
<br />d. Each loading space required by this section shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide, 30 feet
<br />long, and have an unobstructed vertical clearance of 14 feet six inches, and shall be
<br />surfaced, improved and maintained as required by this chapter. Loading spaces shall be
<br />located so that trucks shall not obstruct pedestrian or vehicle traffic movement or project
<br />into any public right- of-way. All loading space areas shall be separated from parking areas
<br />and shall be designated as truck loading spaces.
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