17.105.150 Off-street loading space requirements.
(1) On the same premises with every building, structure or part thereof erected and occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, goods display, retail trade establishment, hotel, hospital, wholesale operation, or other use similarly involving the receipt and distribution of vehicles, materials, or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, turning, loading and unloading services to avoid interference with the public use of the streets of the city.
(2) Each such loading and unloading space shall be an area at least 12 by 50 feet with a 15- foot height clearance, and shall be provided for each 20,000 square feet of gross floor area, except that:
(a) No spaces are required for structures with less than 2,000 square feet of gross floor area;
(b) One space is required for structures with more than 2,000 but less than 20,000 square feet of gross floor area; and
(c) Additional off-street loading spaces shall be provided at a rate of one space for each additional 20,000 square feet or increment thereof.
(3) Loading and unloading areas shall be so located and designed that the vehicles intended to use them can maneuver safely and efficiently to and from the roadway serving the property, and the loading/unloading operations can be done without obstructing roadway traffic or any off-street parking area.
(4) No area designated for loading/unloading facilities may be used to satisfy the area requirements for off-street parking, nor shall any portion of any off-street parking area be used to satisfy the area requirements for off-street loading/unloading facilities. (Ord. 929 Ch. 10(C)(15), 1995).