§ 30-14.14. Design of off-street loading spaces.

(a)

Location.

(1)

All required off-street loading spaces must be located on the same lot as the use to be served so that no portion of a vehicle projects onto the public right-of-way, including alleys.

(2)

No loading space is permitted in a front or side yard adjoining a street. Every loading space must be located at the rear or side of the building and must have direct access to a service entry through the rear or side of the building.

(3)

All loading spaces must be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner that will least interfere with traffic movements. The location of loading spaces must be approved by the Village Engineer.

(b)

Dimensions. All loading spaces shall have a minimum width of ten (10) feet, minimum depth of twenty-five (25) feet and minimum vertical clearance of twelve (12) feet.

(c)

Surfacing. All loading spaces must be improved with a compacted macadam base no less than eight (8) inches thick and surfaced with no less than two (2) inches of asphaltic concrete or comparable hard-surfaced, all-weather, dustless material, as approved by the Village Engineer.

(d)

Lighting. Loading facility lighting must be in accordance with Section 30-13.3 (Exterior Lighting). Illumination of an off-street loading facility must be arranged so as to deflect the direct rays of light away from adjacent properties and streets.

(e)

Landscaping and Screening. All loading facilities must be landscaped and screened in accordance with Article 30-15 (Landscaping and Screening).

(f)

Shared or Central Loading Facilities. Shared or central loading facilities are permitted if the following conditions are met:

(1)

Each zoning lot served shall have direct access to the central loading area without crossing streets or alleys.

(2)

Total off-street loading spaces provided shall meet the minimum requirements herein specified, based on the sum of the several types of uses served unless reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator through site plan review.

(3)

No zoning lot served shall be more than five hundred (500) feet from the central loading area.

(4)

Shared or Central Loading Facility Agreement. An agreement approved by the Village Attorney providing for cooperative use of shared or central loading facilities, executed by the parties involved, shall be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator as part of the site plan review process. If the agreement is no longer in force, then a loading facility must be provided as otherwise required in this section. The agreement must state that if required loading can no longer be provided per the approved agreement, that the owner will be required to provide the loading facility on-site.

(Code 1993, § 20-14.14; Ord. No. 2014-O-65, 11-11-2014)