Article II — Off-Street Loading

At the time of any change in land use, or enlargement of a site or structure in a G-C, M-C or M-1 zone, the Director or designee may require one or more off-street loading facilities, to assure that trucks will not be loaded, unloaded or stored on public streets.

• A. Nonresidential Structures.

  1. Each loading berth shall be not less than 45 feet in length and 12 feet in width, and shall have an overhead clearance of not less than 14 feet, except that for mortuaries, cemeteries, columbariums and crematories, loading berths used exclusively for hearses shall be not less than 24 feet in length and 10 feet in width, and shall have an overhead clearance of not less than 8 feet.

  2. Sufficient room for turning and maneuvering vehicles shall be provided on the site in order that it will not be necessary for any vehicle to back onto the site from the public street.

  3. Each loading berth shall be accessible from a public street or alley.

  4. Entrances and exits shall be provided at locations approved by the City Engineer.

  5. The loading area, aisles and access drives shall be paved so as to provide a durable, dustless surface, and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of surface water.

  6. Bumper rails or curbs shall be provided where needed for safety or to protect property.

  7. If the loading area is illuminated, lighting shall be deflected away from abutting streets and residential sites so as to prevent dangerous or annoying glare.

  8. A loading area shall not be located in the required front yard in any district.

  9. Repair work or servicing of vehicles shall not be conducted in a loading area.

• B. Multifamily Structures. Multifamily dwelling complexes which do not have adequate street or alley frontage shall provide off-street loading spaces having a minimum width of 12 feet and a minimum length of 30 feet exclusive of necessary ingress and egress and shall comply with the same standards as in the nonresidential provisions above. The number and location of such

loading spaces shall be designated on the Design Review plans and approved by the Planning Director or designee.

(Ord. 189 Art. 4, §9, 1980; Ord. 2019-478 §2)

All parking areas shall conform to the following designs and specifications as shown in the table below (See also Figures 1 and 2 in the Appendix located at the end of Title 18 ).

The basic minimum dimension for standard parking spaces is 9′-0″ by 19′-0″. Parking space striping is measured from the inside edge of the parking space striping to the outside edge of parking space striping. The required aisle width may be modified upon a finding by the City Engineer that sufficient space is provided so that maneuvering areas will not interfere with traffic and pedestrian circulation.

• Increase width one foot if adjacent to a solid barrier. (Carports 10 feet minimum.)

• Minimum 24 feet for two-way traffic.

• (Ord. 189 Art. 4 §9.1, 1980; Ord. 2019-478 §2)

Front overhang clearance: if the front overhang clearance is over a planter area enclosed by concrete curbs, the stall length requirement may be reduced by the length of the clearance. Rear overhang clearance (see Figure 2 in the Appendix located at the end of Title 18 ). (Ord. 2019-478 §2)