San Jose Municipal Code Part 5 Off Street Loading Spaces

"Off-street loading space" means an area, other than a public street, public way, or other property, (and exclusive of off-street parking spaces) permanently reserved or set aside for the loading or unloading of motor vehicles, including ways of ingress and egress and maneuvering areas. Whenever the term "loading space" is used, it shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, be construed as meaning off-street loading space.

(Ords. 26248, 28836.)

A. Any building, or part thereof, constructed, erected, or moved within or onto any lot or parcel of land in any district for any use as described in Subsection B., having a floor area of ten thousand square feet or more shall provide at a minimum one off-street loading space, plus one additional such loading space for each twenty thousand square feet of floor area.

B. This section shall apply to buildings intended for use by a manufacturing plant, storage facility, warehouse facility, goods display facility, retail store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning establishment, or other use or uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles or trucks of material or merchandise; and

C. Such off-street loading space(s) shall be maintained during the existence of the building or use they are required to serve.

D. Notwithstanding other requirements of this section, the decision maker may approve a development with no off-street loading space based on a finding that the project includes adequate provision for loading taking into consideration the nature of the allowed uses, the configuration of buildings and their relationship to the street.

(Ords. 26248, 28836, 28858, 30336.)

Each off-street loading space required by this part shall be not less than ten feet wide, thirty feet long and fifteen feet high, exclusive of driveways for ingress and egress and maneuvering areas.

(Ords. 26248, 28836.)

Each off-street loading space required by this part shall be provided with driveways for ingress and egress and maneuvering space of the same type and meeting the same criteria required for off-street parking spaces.

(Ords. 26248, 28836.)

No off-street loading space required by this part shall be closer than fifty feet to any lot or parcel of land in a residence district unless such off-street loading space is wholly within a completely enclosed building or unless enclosed on all sides by a wall not less than eight feet in height.

(Ords. 26248, 28836.)