Lake County Zoning Code § 46.17 Off-street loading

(a) In any district, in connection with every building, or part thereof, erected and having a gross floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more, which building is to be occupied by manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, retail store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained, on the same parcel with such building, at least one (1) off-street loading space, plus one (1) additional off-street loading space for each twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, or major fraction thereof, of gross floor area.
(b) Retail nurseries shall have one (1) loading space per each acre of use area.
(c) Each loading space shall be not less than thirty-five (35) feet in length and twelve (12) feet in width and have an overhead clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.
(d) A loading space shall not be located in a required front yard and shall be screened from adjoining sites by a fence of not less than eight (8) feet when adjacent to an “R” district. Further, sufficient room for the turning and maneuvering of vehicles must be provided on the site. Required loading spaces shall not interfere with the access to any required parking lot or space.

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