[R.O. 1997 § 400.570; Ord. No. 1021 Art. 12 § 12-1, 2-1-1966]
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, when any building or structure is hereafter erected or structurally altered to the extent of increasing the floor area by fifty percent (50%) or more, or any building is hereafter converted for the uses listed in Column 1 of the following chart, when such buildings contain the floor areas specified in Column 2, accessory off-street loading spaces shall be provided as required in Column 3, or as required in subsequent Sections of this Article.
Column 1
Use or Use Category
Column 2
Floor Area as Defined in Section 400.030 in Square Feet
Column 3
Loading Spaces Required
Retail store, department store, restaurant, wholesale house, warehouse, repair, general service, manufacturing or industrial establishments
2,000 – 10,000
1
10,000 – 20,000
2
20,000 – 40,000
3
40,000 – 60,000
4
Each 50,000 – over 60,000
1 additional
Apartment building, apartment hotel, hotel, offices or office buildings, hospital or similar institution places of public assembly
5,000 – 10,000
1
10,000 – 100,000
2
100,000 – 200,000
3
Each 100,000 – over 200,000
1 additional
2,500 – 4,000
1
4,000 – 6,000
2
Funeral home or mortuary
Each 10,000 – over 6,000
1 additional
[R.O. 1997 § 400.580; Ord. No. 1021 Art. 12 § 12-2, 2-1-1966]
The loading requirements in this Article do not limit special requirements which may be imposed in connection with a conditional use (Article XII).
[R.O. 1997 § 400.590; Ord. No. 1021 Art. 12 § 12-3, 2-1-1966]
Where a building is used for more than one (1) use or for different uses and where the floor area used for each use for which loading space is required is below the minimum for required loading spaces but the aggregate floor area used is greater than such minimum, then off-street loading space shall be provided as if the entire building was used for that use in the building for which the most spaces are required.
[R.O. 1997 § 400.600; Ord. No. 1021 Art. 12 § 12-4, 2-1-1966]
A. 
As defined in Section 400.030, a "loading space" is a space within the main building or on the same lot, providing for the standing, loading, or unloading of trucks, having a minimum dimension of twelve (12) by thirty-five (35) feet and a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.
B. 
Loading spaces for a funeral home may be reduced in size to ten (10) by twenty-five (25) feet and vertical clearance reduced to eight (8) feet.