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Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS›Article 304 — ON SITE PARKING AND LOADING

304.09: ON-SITE LOADING:

Porterville Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Porterville

A. Loading Spaces Required. A building, or part thereof, having a floor area of ten-thousand (10,000) square feet or more that is to be occupied by a manufacturing plant, storage facility, warehouse facility, retail store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry-cleaning establishment, or other use similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles or trucks of material or merchandise shall provide at least one (1) on-site loading space, plus one (1) additional loading space for each additional forty thousand (40,000) square feet of floor area. Such on-site loading space shall be maintained during the existence of the building or use that it is required to serve.

  1. Reduction in Number of Loading Spaces Required. The loading space requirement may be waived upon a finding that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that due to the nature of the proposed use, such loading space will not be needed.

  2. Additional Loading Spaces Required. The required number of loading spaces may be increased to ensure that trucks will not be loaded, unloaded, or stored on public streets. Such requirement shall be based on the anticipated frequency of truck pickups and deliveries and of the truck storage requirements of the use for which the on-site loading spaces are required.

B. Minimum Size. Each on-site loading space required by this chapter shall not be less than twelve (12) feet wide, thirty (30) feet long, and fifteen (15) feet high, exclusive of driveways for ingress and egress and maneuvering areas.

C. Driveways for Ingress and Egress and Maneuvering Areas. Each on-site loading space required by this chapter shall be provided with driveways for ingress and egress and maneuvering space of the same type and meeting the same criteria required for on-site parking spaces. Truck-maneuvering areas shall not encroach into required parking areas, travelways, or street rights-of-way. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)

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▸ Contents — Porterville Zoning Code
Porterville Zoning Code
  1. Series 100 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  2. Series 200 — BASE DISTRICTS
  3. ▸ Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
    Overview
    1. Article 300 — GENERAL SITE REGULATIONS
    2. Article 301 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES AND ACTIVITIES
    3. Article 302 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS AND OTHER INCEN…
    4. Article 303 — LANDSCAPING
    5. ▸ Article 304 — ON SITE PARKING AND LOADING
      Overview
      1. 304.01: PURPOSE:
      2. 304.02: APPLICABILITY:
      3. 304.03: GENERAL PROVISIONS:
      4. 304.04: REQUIRED PARKING SPACES:
      5. 304.05: LOCATION OF REQUIRED PARKING:
      6. 304.06: PARKING REDUCTIONS:
      7. 304.07: DOWNTOWN PARKING DISTRICTS:
      8. 304.08: BICYCLE PARKING:
      9. 304.09: ON-SITE LOADING:
      10. 304.10: PARKING AREA DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
      11. 304.11: PARKING AND STORAGE OF RECREATIONAL AND LARGE VEHICLES:
    6. Article 305 — SIGNS
    7. Article 306 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
    8. Article 307 — NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS
  4. Series 400 — LAND DIVISIONS
  5. Series 500 — OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  6. Series 600 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITS
  7. Series 700 — GENERAL TERMS

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